H.R. 6436

Summary

H.R. 6436, the To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Dec 4, 2025 by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Record

Text

H.R. 6436 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6436 IH: To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6436  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 4, 2025   Mr. Edwards  (for himself and  Ms. Tokuda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
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Advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program
Section 1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(6)
Advance payment
Of the amount of assistance to be provided by the Secretary under paragraph (3) to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers for losses described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may disburse not more than 25 percent of such amount to such eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers before the eligible orchardists or nursery tree growers begin replanting the trees for which such assistance is provided.
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To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) sponsors H.R. 6436, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Chuck Edwards

Rep. · R–NC-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 4, 2025

Jill Tokuda

Rep. · D–HI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 4, 2025 · Original

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 16, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 6436 went before 2 committees: Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 45 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Dec 4, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6436 has taken 3 actions since Dec 4, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 6436 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6436 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes. — Display Title
• To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6436 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6436’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6436, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 203 (Thursday, December 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EDWARDS:H.R. 6436.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause[Page H5051]

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