House Bill 8042
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Empowering Women in Agriculture Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 24, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to support women in agriculture by defining "women’s nonprofit organization" and integrating it into outreach and assistance programs for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers. It also proposes to extend funding for these programs to fiscal years 2021 through 2031 and allocate at least 10 percent of the funds to support programs and services for socially disadvantaged women farmers and ranchers.
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Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
8042
Congress
119
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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March 24, 2026
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03/24/2026
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
03/24/2026
Introduced in House
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