H.R. 6192 Introduced Agriculture and Food

Fertilizer Research Act of 2025

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a report on the fertilizer industry, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] Introduced November 20, 2025 Cosponsors 5 (2 D, 3 R) Latest action January 13, 2026

Summary

Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to publish on the department's website a report on the U.S. fertilizer industry. Among other things, the report must include
- a description of the impacts on the fertilizer industry that influence the prices that agricultural producers receive for their products;
- a description of the size and value of the U.S. fertilizer market over the previous 25 years;
- a description of the importation of fertilizer into the United States and the impacts that antidumping and countervailing duties have on retail fertilizer prices;
- a study of market concentration of the U.S. fertilizer industry;
- an assessment of the regulatory environment governing fertilizer production, distribution, and usage; and
- a description of the extent to which current public price reporting of fertilizer is transparent for market participants and recommendations on whether further reporting is needed.   

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  3. Nov 20, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  4. Nov 20, 2025 Introduced in House

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