119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 22, 2025
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025
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Latest action (May 22, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 22, 2025)
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025
This bill excludes certain plant biostimulants (i.e., substances, microorganisms, or mixtures thereof that support a plant's natural processes independently of the nutrient content) from regulation as pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Specifically, the bill excludes biological plant biostimulants (or those that are synthetic but structurally similar to substances of biological origin) from being classified as plant regulators, which are substances regulated as pesticides under FIFRA. Additionally, the bill excludes nutritional chemicals and plant biostimulants from being classified as nitrogen stabilizers, which are generally regulated as pesticides under FIFRA. The bill also establishes statutory definitions for plant biostimulants, nutritional chemicals, and vitamin hormone products.
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to study and report on the types of plant biostimulants and practices of plant biostimulant use that best achieve certain results, such as increasing organic matter content.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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9 citations.
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (BPIA) · lobbying firm or registrant: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (BPIA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
Amount not reported
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025, (S.1907/H.R.3783) Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) Agriculture Act of 2026 (S. 5526)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION) · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…agriculture, nutrition, forestry, and conservation programs. Schmidt Amendment to the FARM bill to strengthen domestic production of color additives H.R. 3783/S. 1907 Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025 for inclusion in the FARM bill to increase certainty and consistency through adding a definition. H.R. 575/S. 1150 Increased TSP…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
1. Re-write of "Waters of the United States" ("WOTUS") under the Clean Water Act. 2. S. 1907/H.R. 3783, the "Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025", which would create a uniform definition of plant biostimulants. 3. "FIFRA 101" meetings to discuss pesticide r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (BPIA) · lobbying firm or registrant: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (BPIA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
Amount not reported
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025, (S.1907/H.R.3783)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (BPIA) · lobbying firm or registrant: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (BPIA)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
Amount not reported
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025, (S.1907/H.R.3783)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 7, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
1. Re-write of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. 2. S. 1907/H.R. 3783, the "Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025", which would create a uniform definition of plant biostimulants. 3. "FIFRA 101" meetings to discuss pesticide r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
1. Re-write of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. 2. S. 1907/H.R. 3783, the "Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025", which would create a uniform definition of plant biostimulants. 3. "FIFRA 101" meetings to discuss pesticide r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
1. Re-write of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. 2. S. 1907/H.R. 3783, the "Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025", which would create a uniform definition of plant biostimulants. 3. "FIFRA 101" meetings to discuss pesticide r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 2, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ding for turfgrass research in the Farm Bill. Develop one-pager regarding same for additional grass roots lobbying, including upcoming congressional fly-in. 4. S. 1907/H.R. 3783, the "Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025", which would create a uniform definition of plant biostimulants.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing