House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Save Our Small Farms Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to assist farmers relying on the noninsured crop disaster assistance program by lowering the cost of purchasing coverage, reducing paperwork burdens, and increasing payouts under that program, and to incentivize farmers to transition gradually to a comprehensive insurance policy under the whole farm risk management insurance plan by offering progressive premium discounts on a commitment to purchase a whole farm plan of insurance.
Sponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 18, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2435.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 56, March 27, 2025, Page H1339):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2435, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2435
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), James Himes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), Josh Riley (D-NY), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.
- H.R. 6088 (119th) Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2055 (119th) Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- H.R. 433 (119th) Department of Education Protection Act
- H.R. 5950 (119th) Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- H.R. 2195 (119th) Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1255 (119th) Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".
Related bills
- S. 231 (119th) WEATHER Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.