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Farmers First Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jul 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jul 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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