HR 6969 · 119th Congress

Rural Investment for Producers and the Environment (RIPE) Act of 2026

The RIPE Act creates a new federal program that pays farmers and ranchers to adopt environmentally beneficial practices on their land. Here's how it works: the U.S. Department of Agriculture will select up to 30 watersheds across the country (no more than 2 per state) that have significant agricultural activity. Far…

Sponsor

Riley, Josh (D-New York)

Introduced

2026-01-07

Policy area

Agriculture and Food

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.