HR 985 119th Congress House Agriculture and Food

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Van Orden, Derrick Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Mar 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Feb 5, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives for each fiscal year. The bill also requires that there be a minimum of four regionally-located DBI Initiatives, instead of the currently required three.

Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The current program includes four DBI Initiatives selected to provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.

What's happening now March 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ETKA CONSULTING
for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · Wisconsin · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
for PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · Pennsylvania · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
ETKA CONSULTING
for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · Wisconsin · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION
for NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
for PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · Pennsylvania · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
ETKA CONSULTING
for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · Wisconsin · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 2

Steil, Bryan

Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2025

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Feb 5, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 985: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-985/

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"H.R. 985: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-985/.

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