U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5461: Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
A bill to require a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve for the storage and management of fertilizer products and fertilizer product inputs, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve for the storage and management of fertilizer products and fertilizer product inputs, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
A BILL To require a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve for the storage and management of fertilizer products and fertilizer product inputs, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agricultural cooperative The term agricultural cooperative means an organization or association formed by agricultural producers, operating for the mutual benefit of its members, to collectively market agricultural products, purchase inputs, or provide services. (2) Board The term Board means the Board of Directors of the Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Agency established under section 5(b). (3) Fertilizer product The term fertilizer product means-- (A) nitrogen, phosphate, or potash fertilizer; and (B) such other plant nutrient products as the Board may by regulation determine are essential to United States agricultural production, taking into consideration factors including-- (i) widespread use of the plant nutrient product; (ii) lack of substitute products available on the market; (iii) relative importance of the plant nutrient product for the production of crops grown in the United States; (iv) vulnerability of the plant nutrient product to supply chain disruptions; and (v) potential economic harm to agricultural producers if the plant nutrient product becomes unavailable or severely restricted in supply. (4) Fertilizer product input …
Sponsors
- Schumer, Charles (D) · primary sponsor
- Klobuchar, Amy (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4933-4935; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4932-4933)
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is SB5461?
- SB5461 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026.
- What does SB5461 do?
- In its own words: To require a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve for the storage and management of fertilizer products and fertilizer product inputs, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5461?
- In committee as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4933-4935; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4932-4933) (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5461?
- Schumer, Charles (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5461?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5461
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