United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025
Introduced Jul 21, 2025 by Rep. Glenn Thompson
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) through FY2030 and modifies authorities under the act.
Under the USGSA, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) establishes official marketing or quality standards for certain grains (e.g., corn, soybeans, and wheat), and the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) conducts and supervises official grain inspections and weighing services. Most provisions of the act are permanently authorized; however, several expire on September 30, 2025.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030
FGIS's authority to collect fees for required federal supervision of inspections and weighing services;
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No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Nov 4, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Nov 4, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 263.
- Nov 3, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Oct 28, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 9, 2025Received in the Senate.
- Sep 8, 2025Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 8, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4550.
- Sep 8, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 8, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3870)
- Sep 8, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3870)
- Sep 8, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3870)
- Sep 3, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 190.
- Sep 3, 2025Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 119-233.
- Jul 22, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 22, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Jul 21, 2025Introduced in House