Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 5 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 Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025 proposes to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to create the Domestic Organic Investment Program. This program is designed to increase the capacity of the domestic organic product supply chain. It aims to modernize manufacturing, tracking, and storage systems while improving compliance with regulatory standards. The program will provide grants to eligible entities for projects such as expanding storage, processing, and distribution. It also seeks to facilitate market development for domestic products that are currently being serviced by imports.
Yes· 3 of 11
- Scored +6
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill provides direct grant support for organic producers and allows for reduced matching funds for beginning farmers.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides federal grant opportunities for organic producers, processors, and handlers to expand their operations.
- Scored +5
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill explicitly includes units of Tribal government as eligible entities for the program.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Capacity for Organic Producers: The program aims to increase the capacity of the domestic organic product supply much like increasing the supply chain for producers, handlers, suppliers, and processors (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Modernization of Systems: The bill allows for the modernization of manufacturing, tracking, storage, and information technology systems, such as ingredient tracking (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Improved Market Access: The program seeks to improve the capacity of entities to comply with regulatory requirements and quality standards, such as food safety (Section 2(b)(3)).
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Expanded Market Opportunities: By expanding capacity for storage, processing, aggregation, and distribution, the program aims to create more and better markets for producers (Section 2(b)(4)).
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Support for Domestic Markets: The program facilitates market development for domestic certified organic products that are currently being serviced by organic imports (Section 2(b)(5)).
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Simplified Process for Small Equipment Needs: A simplified application and award process will be implemented for entities seeking equipment-only projects (Section 2(d)(2)).
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Support for Beginning Farmers and Veterans: The Secretary has the authority to waive or lower the required non-Federal matching funds for beginning farmers and ranchers and veterans (Section 2(h)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Financial Requirement for Large Projects: Entities carrying out projects for storage, aggregation, processing, or distribution expansion must provide a non-Federal share of at least 50 percent of the project cost (Section 2(h)(1)).
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Financial Requirement for Equipment Projects: Entities carrying out equipment-only projects must provide a non-Federal share of at least 25 percent of the project cost (Section 2(h)(2)).
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Exclusion of Suspended Entities: Entities whose operations are suspended or revoked under specific regulations are not considered eligible entities (Section 2(a)(2)(C)).
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 provides direct grant support for organic producers and allows for reduced matching funds for beginning farmers. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides federal grant opportunities for organic producers, processors, and handlers to expand their operations. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly includes units of Tribal government as eligible entities for the program. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The Secretary has the authority to waive or lower required matching funds specifically for veterans. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increased organic production capacity may eventually lead to more stable food supply chains.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill provides grants for organic producers and includes a simplified application process for smaller equipment-only projects. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The program aims to modernize and expand the domestic organic supply chain to create more and better markets. Is this likely to create jobs? — The expansion of storage, processing, and distribution capacity for organic products is likely to increase demand for labor within the supply chain.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The program invests in the capacity of domestic organic production, storage, and processing often located in rural areas.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill funds the modernization of tracking and information technology systems within the organic supply chain.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill supports agricultural producers, which can benefit rural economies, though the direct impact on poverty is indirect.
- 7/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/10/2025
- 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.
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John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Tina SmithDemocrat · Minnesota
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont