H.R. 9781

Summary

H.R. 9781, the Defend American Agriculture Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 20, 2026 by Rep. Clay Higgins (R). It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Jul 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 9781 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9781 IH: Defend American Agriculture Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9781  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 20, 2026   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defend American Agriculture Act  .
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Funding and assistance under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714b(i) ) is amended by striking  shall not at any time exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000,000.  and inserting  shall not exceed in the aggregate $45,000,000,000 for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Defend American Agriculture Act through September 30, 2031, and shall not at any time after September 30, 2031, exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000,000. .

Tracker

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To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Higgins (R) sponsors H.R. 9781 alone.

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9781 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Jul 20, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9781 has taken 2 actions since Jul 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9781 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9781 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Defend American Agriculture Act — Display Title
• Defend American Agriculture Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9781 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9781’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9781, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 9781.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 , Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H4682]

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