S. 1758 Introduced Agriculture and Food

RTCP Revitalization Act

A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation for reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Introduced May 14, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (1 D, 1 R) Latest action May 14, 2025

Summary

RTCP Revitalization Act
This bill amends the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP) to provide specified funds for the RTCP through FY2031 and each fiscal year thereafter. The RTCP provides reimbursement payments for geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (e.g., those in Hawaii and Alaska) for a portion of the cost to transport agricultural commodities or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity.
The bill also removes a $15 million payment cap for any given fiscal year. Further, USDA may not impose a limitation on the amount of producer payments for any fiscal year that the program funds are equal to or exceed demand.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. May 14, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  2. May 14, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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