Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.
A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · 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
This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost-share grants to help specific groups retrofit agricultural tractors. These grants are intended to pay for the purchase, transport, and installation of approved rollover protection structures that include seatbelts. Eligible recipients include agricultural producers and certain types of schools that provide agricultural instruction. A Program Administrator will be selected by the Secretary to manage the application process and provide information via a website and phone hotline. The bill authorizes specific funding levels for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +3
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill provides direct financial assistance to agricultural producers for important safety equipment upgrades.
- Scored +2
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides cost-share grants to agricultural producers to offset the cost of safety retrofits.
- Scored +2
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill invests in the safety and infrastructure of agricultural operations typically found in rural areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial Assistance for Safety Upgrades: The Secretary shall award grants to cover the costs of purchasing, transporting, and installing approved rollover protection structures on eligible equipment (Section 1(b)(1)).
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Increased Support for Expensive Upgrades: For entities where the costs to purchase, transport, and install a structure exceed $500, the grant amount can be increased to cover a higher percentage of the costs as determined by the Secretary (Section 1(b)(2)(B)).
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Support for Educational Institutions: Eligible schools, including vocational schools, institutions of higher education, and certain public or private secondary schools that provide agricultural instruction, can receive these grants (Section 1(a)(4)).
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Support for Agricultural Producers: Agricultural producers are identified as an eligible entity to receive these cost-share grants (Section 1(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Cost Burden on Entities: Under the general rule, the grant covers 70 percent of the costs, meaning the eligible entity is responsible for the remaining portion of the costs to purchase, transport, and install the structure (Section 1(b)(2)(A)).
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 financial assistance to agricultural producers for important safety equipment upgrades. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides cost-share grants to agricultural producers to offset the cost of safety retrofits. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill invests in the safety and infrastructure of agricultural operations typically found in rural areas. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The grant program provides financial relief to small-scale agricultural entities and schools.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill provides direct financial assistance to agricultural producers and schools to improve equipment safety. Is this likely to create jobs? — The funding for tractor retrofitting may support jobs in the agricultural equipment and installation sectors.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The grants provide direct investment into the safety and equipment standards of rural agricultural operations.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make college cost less? — The bill allows institutions of higher education providing agricultural instruction to receive grants for equipment upgrades.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the establishment of a public website and phone hotline to provide information on the grant process.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The cost-share grants reduce the financial burden on agricultural producers for safety upgrades.
- 3/12/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/5/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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