Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
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 Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act of 2025 amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978. It creates an interagency working group to monitor and assess trade data for seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables. This group will include the Secretary of Agriculture, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and other appropriate federal agencies. The group is tasked with coordinating trade actions and investigations. It will also consult with producers and trade associations to identify import threats. Finally, the group will recommend programs or assistance to help producers handle market impacts.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +8
Would farmers be better off under this?
Directly supports domestic farmers of seasonal and perishable produce.
- Scored +6
Would business owners be better off under this?
Positively impacts owners of agricultural businesses through trade monitoring and assistance.
- Scored +6
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Provides economic support and threat identification for rural agricultural producers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Domestic Producers: The working group is required to recommend programs or assistance that the Secretary could provide to producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables to address market impacts (SEC. 2, Section 418(d)).
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Identification of Import Threats: The bill requires the working group to consult with agricultural producers and trade associations to identify threats that imports pose to domestic producers (SEC. 2, Section 418(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups of people 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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — Directly supports domestic farmers of seasonal and perishable produce. Would business owners be better off under this? — Positively impacts owners of agricultural businesses through trade monitoring and assistance. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Provides economic support and threat identification for rural agricultural producers.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Provides support and assistance recommendations for domestic producers of fruits and vegetables. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Strengthening domestic agricultural producers contributes to sector-specific economic stability. Is this likely to create jobs? — Support for domestic producers may stabilize employment in the agricultural sector.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — Directly benefits rural economies by supporting agricultural producers.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — Establishes a new interagency working group to coordinate trade actions.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this make trade with other countries easier? — The bill improves the monitoring of trade data to better manage import threats.
- 11/5/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor 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.
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine