Cutting COSTS Act of 2025

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to create a program that pays eligible farmers the full cost of a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) audit, a food safety audit some retail food stores require before buying from a farm. Eligible farmers are those running small farms with average adjusted gross income under $350,000 per year, or beginning farmers or ranchers, who also meet any other requirements the Secretary sets. The program would be paid for with Commodity Credit Corporation funds. The Secretary would report to Congress each year for five years on who received payments and whether payments increased access to retail food stores. The program would end five years after the law is enacted.

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Sponsors

• Eugene Simon Vindman Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors