Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6415
Native American Seeds Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-12-03Topic: agriculture food · civil rights · governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Secretary of the Interior, within one year, to work with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to identify which seeds are Native American seeds, meaning seeds of traditional or cultural significance to a Tribe. The Secretary would also support Tribal efforts to protect these seeds, Native American seed banks and related facilities, and traditional Tribal farming systems. The Secretary could not disclose information a Tribe provides under the bill if the Tribe marks it as culturally sensitive, proprietary, or confidential. Courts would defer to the Secretary's reasonable interpretation of unclear parts of the bill, and no new funding would be authorized.
Sponsors
- Norma J. Torres Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. | refer |
| 2025-12-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |