Farmers First Act of 2025

United States119th CongressHR-4400House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 15, 2025

Summary

This legislation reauthorizes the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network , extending its operations through fiscal year 2030. It significantly increases the program's annual funding from $10 million to $15 million for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, ensuring continued support for mental health services in agricultural communities. The bill also enhances the network's capabilities by explicitly including crisis lines among the services provided. Furthermore, it empowers grant recipients to establish formal referral relationships with a comprehensive range of healthcare providers, such as certified community behavioral health clinics, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals. This aims to ensure individuals have access to a broader scope of mental health and substance use treatments and supports.

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Timeline

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S-2282: Farmers First Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    House of Representatives

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