USDA would offer cost-share grants to help farmers and certain schools add rollover protection and seatbelts to older tractors.
Most grants would cover 70% of the cost to buy, ship, and install the rollover protection equipment on eligible tractors.
If the retrofit cost is more than $500, USDA could cover a higher share, based on rules the Agriculture Department sets.
USDA would hire one outside group to run applications, decide which tractors and equipment qualify, and operate a public website and phone hotline.
The bill authorizes $725,000 per year for 2027–2031, with most money going to grants and the rest to the website and hotline.
AgricultureLabor EmploymentConsumer Protection
Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Jan 6, 2026House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced in House
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.
Bill NumberHR 6944
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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