United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025
Congress Moves to Extend U.S. Grain Grading and Inspection Rules Through 2030
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Keeps federal grain grading and inspection rules running through 2030, so grain buyers and sellers can keep relying on the same basic standards.
- Tells the Agriculture Department to prioritize better grain grading technology, aiming for faster, more accurate, and more consistent grain grades.
- Lets the Agriculture Department choose how certain non-export grain at export ports gets inspected (for example, grain moved by rail car, barge, or truck).
- Updates the grain program’s trust fund rules, including allowing interest from invested penalties to be credited to the trust fund.
- Changes the grain advisory committee process so nominations are requested before terms end, new members are announced within 180 days, and current members can stay until replacements are picked.
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Milestones
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 263.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Received in the Senate.
The Senate has received the House-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Recap of a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on reauthorizing grain standards authorities that were set to expire; references House committee progress on reauthorization.
Source Information
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025
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