Bill · H.R. 3470· House(119-HR-3470)
AGRITOURISM Act
- Introduced
- 5/15/2025
- Last activity
- 5/20/2025 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2153)
- Sponsored by
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Cosponsors
- - 13 - 3
- Introduced
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "AGRITOURISM Act," seeks to establish an Office of Agritourism within the Department of Agriculture. The legislation aims to promote various agritourism activities such as educational experiences, outdoor recreation, and direct sales. A senior official will be appointed as the Director to lead these efforts in every State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. The Director is tasked with encouraging agritourism businesses and coordinating with various agencies. This office would also work to improve farm enterprise development programs.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would farmers be better off under this?+7
The bill directly aids farmers by promoting agritourism as a way to generate supplemental income and diversify operations.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+6
The bill is designed to spur economic development and opportunities within rural communities.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+6
The bill provides mentorship, technical assistance, and improved enterprise development programs for small agritourism businesses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Economic Benefits for Small Businesses: The bill finds that agritourism can generate supplemental income for owners of agricultural enterprises, which are often small or family-run businesses (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Rural Community Growth: Agritourism is identified as a way to spur economic development in rural communities (Section 2(a)(3)(C)).
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Business Support and Mentorship: The Director is tasked with conducting outreach to stakeholders to provide mentorship and technical assistance to agritourism businesses (Section 3(a)(d)(e)(4)).
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Improved Financial Planning: The office will review and improve farm enterprise development programs that provide information regarding business planning, marketing, and financial literacy (Section 3(a)(d)(e)(6)).
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Diversification of Farms: The bill notes that agritourism helps farms diversify their operations (Section 2(a)(3)(E)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No 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+7Good For Rural Residents+6Good For Business Owners+5Good For Children+2Good For Students+1
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+6Improves Economic Growth+4Increases Job Creation+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 3/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/18/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/20/2025
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2153)
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Suzanne BonamiciDemocrat · Oregon
Becca BalintDemocrat · Vermont
Sharice DavidsDemocrat · Kansas
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Josh HarderDemocrat · California
Pablo HernándezDemocrat · Puerto Rico
John MannionDemocrat · New York
April McClain DelaneyDemocrat · Maryland
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Dan NewhouseRepublican · Washington
Chellie PingreeDemocrat · Maine
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
David RouzerRepublican · North Carolina
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia