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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6385

Introduced

Farm Transitions Act of 2025

Sponsor
DDonald G. Davis· North Carolina
Introduced
December 3, 2025
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.January 13, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6385 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6385

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 
Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 3, 2025

Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 
Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Transitions Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS--NEEDS FOR 2050.

Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 5009) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``There is established'' 
and inserting ``Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2025, the Secretary 
shall establish'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
Recommendations'' after ``Study'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ``, and make recommendations relating to,'' 
after ``study on'';
(C) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
timely'' after ``affordable''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
inserting the following:
``(D) apprenticeships, mentoring programs, business 
training, and technical assistance programs;''.
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ``existing and new Federal tax 
policies'' and inserting ``existing and new 
State and Federal policies, including tax 
policies''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
impede'' after ``facilitate'';
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) heirs' property and succession of agricultural land;
``(7) any unique barriers faced by historically underserved 
and women farmers and ranchers in the ability to transfer, 
inherit, or purchase agricultural assets, including land; and
``(8) leasing and ownership trends, including leasing and 
ownership trends by foreign persons or entities.'';
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ``1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2025''; and
(4) in subsection (m), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
``2029''.
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