In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by toxic “forever chemicals,” also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) reintroduced the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. The… Read more »
In light of the Trump Administration’s repeated actions to cut food assistance, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Members of Congress, and anti-hunger advocates are demanding better policies to combat hunger in America.
Joining U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Congressman Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg and former U.S. Secretary… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, led 15 Members of Congress in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately disburse nearly $50 million in funding for farmers that has been inexplicably delayed. If the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program funding for fiscal year… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined fellow House Agriculture Committee member Brad Finstad (MN-01) in reintroducing the bipartisan Agriculture Skills Preparation for Industry Recruitment Efforts (ASPIRE) Act. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN).
This comprehensive legislation establishes an agriculture workforce-training… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), reintroduced the Food Date Labeling Act. This bicameral, bipartisan legislation aims to end consumer confusion around expiration and “best by” dates by standardizing date labels on certain products—while helping significantly… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food. The bill, co-led by Representatives Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.), David Valadao… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), reintroduced legislation to study the effectiveness of biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass.
The bipartisan Biochar… Read more »
Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) reintroduced the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, bipartisan legislation to make it easier for small farms and ranches to serve consumers. The PRIME Act (H.R. 4700) would give individual states freedom to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat such as beef, pork, or… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Tony Wied (R-Wisc.), and Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support organic dairy farmers in Maine and across the country. The Organic Dairy Data Collection Act would enhance data collection at the U.S.… Read more »
Today in the full Appropriations Committee markup of the Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026, Senior Appropriator Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) called out the Trump Administration’s hypocrisy, touting a “Make America Healthy Again” agenda while stripping access to healthy food away from families and children. A summary of the bill is… Read more »
