Bill Detail
S. 2282
Congress: 119
Title
Farmers First Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Sponsor
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Status as of Jun 12, 2:49 PM · synced 17d ago
Introduced
2025-07-15
Data source mode: congress-gov
Bill Engagement
Farmers First Act of 2025 This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN).
Lobbyists on the case
- American Farm Bureau Fed1 filing · 9 lobs
- American Psychological Association Services Inc.(fka American Psychological Assn1 filing · 2 lobs
- Johnie Boatright2026 Q1
- Courtney Briggs2026 Q1
- Travis Cushman2026 Q1
- Brian Glenn2026 Q1
- Shelby Hagenauer2026 Q1
- Autumn Lankford2026 Q1
- Rudolph Layher2026 Q1
- Katherine Mcguire2026 Q1