H.R. 7716

Summary

H.R. 7716, the Tariff Free Farming Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2026 by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 7716 has 8 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7716 IH: Tariff Free Farming Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7716  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 25, 2026   Ms. Tokuda  (for herself,  Mrs. McClain Delaney ,  Mrs. Hayes ,  Ms. Salinas ,  Mr. Figures ,  Ms. Stansbury ,  Ms. Morrison , and  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of additional tariffs on agricultural inputs imported from countries to which the United States has extended normal trade relations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tariff Free Farming Act  .
2.
Normal trade relations tariffs on agricultural inputs
(a)
Maintenance of tariff rate for agricultural inputs
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation imposing tariffs on a country-by-country basis, including any authority with respect to the imposition of tariffs under emergency situations, no tariff or other duty may be imposed in excess of the rate assessed as of January 19, 2025, with respect to any article classifiable as an article described in subsection (b) that is imported to the United States from a country to which the United States has extended normal trade relations.
(b)
Agricultural inputs
An article described in this subsection is any of the following:
(1)
Seed, including corn, soybean, and wheat.
(2)
Fertilizer, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potash.
(3)
Crop protection chemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides.
(4)
Feed for livestock.
(5)
Fuel and energy articles, including diesel, propane, electricity.
(6)
Machinery and equipment, including tractors, combines, replacement parts, specialty crop harvesters.
(7)
Building materials, including steel, lumber, fencing.
(8)
Veterinary supplies and medicines.
(9)
Other inputs, including supplies and components necessary for farm production.

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To prohibit the imposition of additional tariffs on agricultural inputs imported from countries to which the United States has extended normal trade relations, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) sponsors H.R. 7716, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jill Tokuda

Rep. · D–HI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 25, 2026

Shomari Figures

Rep. · D–AL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

Jahana Hayes

Rep. · D–CT-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

Robin Kelly

Rep. · D–IL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

April McClain-Delaney

Rep. · D–MD-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

Kelly Morrison

Rep. · D–MN-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

Andrea Salinas

Rep. · D–OR-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

Melanie Stansbury

Rep. · D–NM-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026 · Original

Alma Adams

Rep. · D–NC-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 2, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7716 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Feb 25, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7716 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7716 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7716 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Tariff Free Farming Act — Display Title
• Tariff Free Farming Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit the imposition of additional tariffs on agricultural inputs imported from countries to which the United States has extended normal trade relations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7716 in 2 quarterly filings, 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, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Immigration, Insurance.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7716 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7716’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7716, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TOKUDA:H.R. 7716.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2330]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com