Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1707

Congress Proposes Tax Credits Up to $100 Million for Companies Buying American-Grown Food

Grown in America Act of 2025

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Key Points

This bill creates a new tax credit for businesses that buy ingredients grown or raised in the United States. To qualify, companies must use these American products to make food for people to eat.
The credit is worth up to 25% of what a company spends on its ingredients, with a maximum limit of $100 million per year for any single business. This is intended to encourage large food makers to buy from domestic suppliers rather than foreign ones.
To keep getting the tax break, companies must increase the amount of American products they buy over time. The requirement starts at 50% of their total ingredients in 2026 and rises to 85% by 2034.
The Secretary of Agriculture will create a special list of items that cannot be grown in the U.S. Companies will not be penalized for buying those specific items from other countries if they are not available here.
If passed, these rules would begin in 2026. The goal is to support American farmers and fishers by making it more affordable for food companies to buy from them.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Who is affectedScoreImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Broader Impacts

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Score

Scores: -5 (harmful) to +5 (beneficial)Short-term: 0-2 yearsLong-term: 10-30 years

Milestones

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Feb 27, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in House

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