Brown Joins Ag Committee Democrats on Farm and Family Relief Act

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined fellow Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in introducing the Farm and Family Relief Act. Brown, who serves as Vice Ranking Member on the Agriculture Committee is a co-lead on the bill, which was filed by House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig.  

Originally unveiled at a press conference last week, the Farm and Family Relief Act is the first and only bill introduced in the second session of the 119^th Congress to provide meaningful relief to America’s family farmers and working people being crushed by the inflation and higher costs caused by President Trump’s tariffs and Republican cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in H.R. 1, the Big Ugly Law. 

“Reckless tariffs, lost markets, and deep cuts to nutrition programs have created real harm for farmers and families alike. This relief package is a first step toward fixing what’s been broken, from putting a brake on the worst SNAP cuts to helping farmers get back on their feet. While the Trump agenda has raised prices, shrunk markets, and increased hunger, Democrats are offering a commonsense alternative that supports America’s farmers and America’s families,” said Vice Ranking Member Brown. 

Read the Farm and Family Relief Act framework here.

Read the summary of the Farm and Family Relief Act here.

According to a new report by Joint Economic Committee Democrats, Trump’s inflation cost the average family $1,625 in the past year. Fruits and vegetable prices are up an average of 5.3 percent, while food eaten away from home has increased 4.1 percent. Hardworking Americans paid $310 more for groceries in 2025 than the year before. 

The American Farm Bureau Federation estimated in November that U.S. farmers have accumulated over $50 billion in losses across the last three crop years. The 2025/26 crop year shows the steepest loss at $28 billion, influenced by Trump’s tariffs. Farm leaders have described the president’s $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program as “not enough.” 

The National Governors Association recently estimated that annual SNAP expenditures could increase an average of $218 million per state if payment error rate data collected during the shutdown period is not excluded from cost-shift calculations, and a coalition of state and local stakeholders has urged Congress to delay the cost shifts.

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