A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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
This bill, called the "American Grown Act," aims to ensure that certain federal agencies, like the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State, only buy cut flowers and cut greens grown in the United States. It also puts some rules around these agencies accepting foreign-grown flowers or greens as gifts. This law would start applying one year after the bill is passed.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +4
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill explicitly mandates that covered federal agencies purchase US-grown cut flowers and greens, directly benefiting domestic agricultural producers.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
Domestic flower growers and agricultural business owners benefit directly from guaranteed federal procurement preferences.
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
By bolstering the domestic market for US-grown cut flowers and greens, the legislation provides economic support to rural farming communities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Support for Domestic Growers: Section 2(b)(1) says that the covered agencies need to buy flowers and greens grown in the US. This could help American farmers and businesses that grow these items by increasing demand for their products.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- There are no specific negative impacts for people mentioned within the bill.
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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill explicitly mandates that covered federal agencies purchase US-grown cut flowers and greens, directly benefiting domestic agricultural producers. Would business owners be better off under this? — Domestic flower growers and agricultural business owners benefit directly from guaranteed federal procurement preferences. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — By bolstering the domestic market for US-grown cut flowers and greens, the legislation provides economic support to rural farming communities.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The procurement restriction directly benefits domestic flower growers and agricultural small businesses by mandating government purchases from US sources. Is this likely to create jobs? — By requiring federal agencies to procure exclusively US-grown flowers and greens, the bill may slightly boost demand and employment for domestic agricultural producers.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — By mandating that specific federal agencies buy domestic cut flowers and greens, the bill supports agricultural producers and rural farming communities.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires agencies to clearly display the origin of foreign-gifted flowers and greens during display periods. Does this give the federal government more power? — The legislation imposes specific procurement mandates on federal executive agencies regarding their decorative plant purchasing.
- 7/29/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Lisa MurkowskiRepublican · Alaska
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California