Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to set up a program within 180 days to make direct payments to specialty crop growers and wine producers for losses tied to tariffs that other countries placed on U.S. products on or after January 20, 2025. Covered losses include higher handling, transport, packaging, and labor costs, reduced exports, lost export revenue, and cancelled or reduced foreign contracts. The Secretary could also buy surplus crops, other than wine grapes, for nutrition programs such as school meals and SNAP. The Secretary would report to Congress each year until 2030, and Congress would be authorized to provide such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, with no more than 1 percent used for administrative costs.

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Sponsors

• Mike Thompson Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors