Agriculture and Food

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.   

Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025

This bill expands and otherwise revises a program to support state procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables under the National School Lunch Program.

Specifically, the bill expands the number of participating states from a maximum of 8 to a maximum of 14.

In addition, the bill establishes additional requirements with respect to priorities, reporting, and evaluations, including with respect to socially disadvantaged populations and the program’s economic impact.

The bill provides funds for the program through FY2030.