HR 4550
Advanced toward a vote
Extends the United States Grain Standards Act through 2030, updating grain grading technology priorities, trust fund rules, and advisory committee appointment procedures.
Official title: United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-JUL-2025
Referred
21-JUL-2025
Approved by committee
22-JUL-2025
Reported
03-SEP-2025
On the calendar
03-SEP-2025
Passed
08-SEP-2025
Senate
Received
09-SEP-2025
Referred
28-OCT-2025
Approved by committee
03-NOV-2025
Reported
04-NOV-2025
On the calendar
04-NOV-2025
- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize adopting improved grain grading technology and to publish analyses of grading technology deficiencies with recommendations.
- Extends the authorization of appropriations, administrative cost limits, and related fund provisions from 2025 to 2030.
- Lets the Secretary set inspection rules for non-export grain loaded or unloaded at export ports, and renames the existing fund as a trust fund that can hold interest earned on penalties.
- Requires the Secretary to solicit advisory committee nominations and announce new members within 180 days, and lets current members keep serving until replacements are appointed.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-JUL-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 04-NOV-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Agriculture Committee (House)
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee (Senate)
Agriculture and Food
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1 Democrat