Farmers First Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 7/15/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-15Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2025-07-15Introduced in House
- 2025-07-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-07-15 (00)
Farmers First Act of 2025
This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.
The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.
Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.
Cosponsors (17)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Pablo Hernández (D-PR)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
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