Bill · H.R. 2322· House(119-HR-2322)
FRIDGE Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/25/2025
- Last activity
- 3/25/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Randy Feenstra
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "FRIDGE Act of 2025," aims to provide technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities. It seeks to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to allow the Secretary to contract with trade organizations for needs assessments, training, and other technical assistance. The focus is on enhancing infrastructure capabilities such as cold chain capacity and port improvements in new and developing foreign markets. By doing so, the bill intends to ensure that U.S. agricultural products are not damaged or lost due to infrastructure deficiencies. The act authorizes $1,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030 to carry out these purposes.
Yes· 3 of 12
Would farmers be better off under this?+6
Farmers benefit directly from the reduction in food loss and the expansion of export markets.
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+6
The bill directly addresses barriers to trade by improving cold chain and port infrastructure.
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
Agricultural business owners benefit from improved export logistics and market access.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Agricultural Exports: By providing technical assistance for cold chain capacity and port improvements, the bill helps ensure that United States agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to infrastructure deficiencies (Section 3, Subparagraph A).
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Market Expansion: The bill focuses on enhancing infrastructure capabilities in new and developing foreign markets to enable market expansion and diversification (Section 2, Paragraph 3; Section 3, Subparagraph A).
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Reduction of Food Loss: Strengthening global infrastructure is intended to play a role in reducing food loss and waste (Section 2, Paragraph 5).
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Improved Nutrition: The strengthening of global infrastructure is cited as a way to improve nutrition (Section 2, Paragraph 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+6Good For Business Owners+4Good For Rural Residents+3Good For Union Workers+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+6Increases Foreign Aid+3Improves International Alliances+2Improves Diplomatic Engagement+1
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+4Increases Job Creation+3Improves Small Business Support+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+1
- 8/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/1/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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