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H.R. 985
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 985, the To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and last saw action on Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Record
Text
H.R. 985 has 2 co-sponsors.
hb985/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 985 IH: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.U.S. House of Representatives2025-02-05text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILLTo amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.1.Dairy business innovation initiativesSection 12513 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632d ) is amended—(1)in subsection (b), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ;(2)in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ; and(3)in subsection (i), by striking $20,000,000 and inserting $36,000,000 .
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- Introduced2025-02-05
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025
hb985/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (02/05/2025)
Sponsors
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) sponsors H.R. 985, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.
Committees
H.R. 985 went before 2 committees: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Actions
H.R. 985 has taken 3 actions since Feb 5, 2025, the latest on Mar 14, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 14, 2025 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | ||
Feb 5, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Feb 5, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee |
Votes
H.R. 985 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 985 goes by 2 titles.
- To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives. — Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives. — Display Title
Lobbying
4 clients hired 4 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 985 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Agriculture, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Animals.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | — | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | $120K |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | Develop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-ops | Virginia | 1 | 6 | — |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | — | Pennsylvania | 1 | 5 | — |
| EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE | — | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETKA CONSULTING | 1 | 6 | $120K |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 1 | 6 | — |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | 1 | 5 | — |
| EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWNA MORRIS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| STEVEN ETKA | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TONY RICE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| BAILEY FISHER (THUMM) | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MARIA BROCKAMP | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| PAUL BLEIBERG | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TREY FORSYTH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KAREN GEFVERT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 2026 second_quarter | $387.8K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 2025 second_quarter | $269.5K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 2026 first_quarter | $233K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 2025 first_quarter | $202.5K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 2025 third_quarter | $197K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $130.2K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE | EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE | 2026 second_quarter | $30K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | ETKA CONSULTING | 2026 second_quarter | $20K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | ETKA CONSULTING | 2026 first_quarter | $20K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | ETKA CONSULTING | 2025 fourth_quarter | $20K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | ETKA CONSULTING | 2025 third_quarter | $20K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | 2025 third_quarter | $20K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | 2025 second_quarter | $20K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | ETKA CONSULTING | 2025 second_quarter | $20K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION | ETKA CONSULTING | 2025 first_quarter | $20K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | 2026 first_quarter | $10K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | 2026 first_quarter | $10K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU | 2025 fourth_quarter | $10K | 4th Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 985 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 985’s is Agriculture and Food.
hr985/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com