H.R. 5059 Introduced Agriculture and Food

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025

To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to eligible organizations to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] Introduced August 26, 2025 Cosponsors 6 (5 D, 1 R) Latest action January 13, 2026

Summary

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of the commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities (e.g., for advertising or other demand-oriented, generic domestic promotion activities).
Organizations eligible for the grant program include those that promote U.S. produced and grown specialty crop sales and are (1) U.S. agricultural trade organizations or regional state-related organizations that do not profit directly from U.S. specialty crop sales, (2) cooperative organizations or state agencies, or (3) certain private organizations. Specialty crop organizations operating under federal marketing orders are also eligible for the grant program.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. Aug 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  3. Aug 26, 2025 Introduced in House

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