YourVoice.Now Summary
Workers & JobsTransparency & AccountabilityNew grants would train veterans to run a farm or ranch — $5 million a year through 2031.
Workers & Jobs
Groups would compete for the money. Colleges, county extension offices, and nonprofits could win a grant to teach veterans how to run a farm, starting in 2027.
Transparency & Accountability
The bill approves $5 million a year for 2027 through 2031. Congress would have to pass a new law to keep paying for it after that.
More about this bill
Veterans who want to farm or ranch could get new training in running the business. The Agriculture Department would give grants to groups that teach it. Classes could cover farm and ranch money management. Grants could also pay for workshops, farm tours, and supervised field work. Colleges, county extension offices, state agriculture departments, nonprofits, and community groups could apply. Each would have to raise a dollar of its own for every federal dollar it gets. The bill sets aside $5 million a year from 2027 through 2031. It was introduced in August 2026 and is not law yet.
Congressional Summary
Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2026This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans through education and training services.Entities eligible for the grants include cooperative extension services, land-grant colleges and universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, state departments of agriculture, and nonprofit organizations.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-08-03
- Date Added
- 2026-08-19
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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