A Democratic bill with 7 Republican cosponsors · See all 11 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Farmers First Act of 2025 aims to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Its primary purpose is to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. The bill updates the scope of the network to include crisis lines. It also increases the funding level for the program. Finally, it establishes specific referral relationships for grant recipients to connect individuals to various health providers.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +8
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill provides essential mental health and crisis support specifically targeted at those in the farming and ranching industry.
- Scored +7
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The bill increases funding and expands the scope of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network to include crisis lines and mental health referrals.
- Scored +6
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill enhances mental health access and referral pathways within rural healthcare settings.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Funding for Support Services: The bill increases the funding from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, which provides more resources for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (Section 2, subsection (d)).
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Expanded Access to Immediate Help: By inserting "including crisis lines" into the network's scope, the bill allows for the inclusion of crisis-specific support (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(A)).
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Improved Connections to Healthcare: The bill allows grant recipients to establish referral relationships with several types of providers, such as certified community behavioral health clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, Federally qualified health centers, and critical access hospitals, to help individuals access mental health and substance use treatments (Section 2, subsection (e)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill increases funding and expands the scope of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network to include crisis lines and mental health referrals. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill enhances connections between support networks and various healthcare providers like rural health clinics and health centers. Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The bill facilitates access to substance use treatments through expanded referral networks.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill provides essential mental health and crisis support specifically targeted at those in the farming and ranching industry. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill enhances mental health access and referral pathways within rural healthcare settings.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill supports rural healthcare infrastructure by facilitating connections to rural health clinics.
- 7/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/1/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/15/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John BoozmanRepublican · Arkansas
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Joni ErnstRepublican · Iowa
Deb FischerRepublican · Nebraska
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas
David McCormickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia
Tina SmithDemocrat · Minnesota