For Immediate Release:
By: R-CALF USA Marketing & Communications Director Jaiden Moreland
Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard
Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com
BILLINGS, Mont., April 30, 2026—The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, advancing several provisions impacting American cattle producers.
Among the provisions included is the PRIME Act, led by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., which expands opportunities for local processing and direct-to-consumer sales. The bill also includes an amendment led by Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to publicly post financial information related to commodity checkoff programs, including audit reports and ongoing updates.
Additional provisions include Rep. Harriet Hageman’s, R-Wyo., Grasslands Grazing Act to align National Grasslands grazing permits with those on other federal lands, as well as an amendment revising USDA standards for confirming livestock depredations by Mexican wolves led by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and cosponsored by Reps. Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, and Juan Ciscomani, all R-Ariz.
The bill also includes an amendment led by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., and cosponsored by Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries from purchasing American farmland.
“While we’re pleased that the House Farm Bill contains some provisions beneficial to America’s cattle farmers and ranchers, we still have a long way to go to meaningfully incentivize the rebuilding of our decimated cowherd inventory. Congress can still accomplish this in the Farm Bill process so our focus will now turn to the Senate,” said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard.
An additional amendment led by Hageman to repeal the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s electronic identification mandate was considered but failed on the House floor by a vote of 69–355.
The proposal to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, led by Hageman and cosponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was not made in order by the House Rules Committee and was not allowed a vote on the House floor.
“The enactment of mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef is our primary goal for the Farm Bill, so we’re disappointed the House leadership wouldn’t even allow House members to vote on this widely popular consumer measure,” Bullard added.
The Senate is expected to take up its version of the Farm Bill in the coming months.
The following members of Congress voted “YES to repeal the EID mandate: Reps. Allen, R-GA; Bean, R-FL; Begich, R-AK; Biggs, R-SC; Boebert, R-CO; Brecheen, R-OK; Burchett, R-TN; Cline, R-VA; Cloud, R-TX; Clyde, R-GA; Collins, R-GA; Comer, R-KY; Crane, R-AZ; Crawford, R-AR; Davidson, R-OH; Downing, R-MT; Fallon, R-TX; Fedorchak, R-ND; Fitzgerald, R-WI; Fry, R-SC; Fulcher, R-ID; Fuller, R-GA; Gill, R-TX; Gooden, R-TX; Gosar, R-AZ; Graves, R-MO; Grothman, R-WI; Hageman, R-WY; Hamadeh, R-AZ; Harrigan, R-NC; Harris, R-MD; Harris, R-NC; Harshbarger, R-TN; Hunt, R-TX; Issa, R-CA; Johnson, R-SD; Kennedy, R-UT; Knott, R-NC; Luna, R-FL; Maloy, R-UT; Massie, R-KY; McClain, R-MI; McClintock, R-CA; Miller, R-IL; Moore, R-AL; Nehls, R-TX; Norman, R-SC; Obernolte, R-CA; Ogles, R-TN; Onder, R-MO; Palmer, R-AL; Perez, D-WA; Perry, R-PA; Pingree, D-ME; Roy, R-TX; Rulli, R-OH; Scalise, R-LA; Schmidt, R-KS; Self, R-TX; Smith, R-MO; Spartz, R-IN; Steube, R-FL; Stutzman, R-IN; Tiffany, R-WI; Van Drew, R-NJ; Van Orden, R-WI; Wagner, R-MO; Wied, R-WI; and Zinke, R-MT.
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