H.R. 1719 · 119th Congress

Farm to Fly Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 27, 2025 by Max L. Miller (R-OH-7). 17 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 28, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Cosponsors
17
4 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the definition of biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025). Public domain.

Farm to Fly Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to integrate the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels into its programs.

Specifically, this bill includes sustainable aviation fuel as an advanced biofuel for the purposes of several USDA bioenergy programs that primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects.

For purposes of these programs, the bill defines sustainable aviation fuel as liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which (1) meets specific international standards, (2) is not derived from coprocessing specific materials (e.g., triglycerides) with a non-biomass feedstock, (3) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum, and (4) is certified as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50% compared with petroleum-based jet fuel (based on specific standards and agreements).

In addition, the bill specifically includes fostering and advancing sustainable aviation fuels as part of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program.

Further, USDA must carry out a comprehensive and integrated pursuit of all USDA mission areas for the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels, including through

  • the identification of opportunities to maximize the development and commercialization of the fuels,
  • supporting rural economic development through improved sustainability for aviation, and
  • advancing public-private partnerships.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Max L. MillerR-OH-7Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  4. Mar 28, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  5. Mar 28, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)6 reports
    $7.6M reported (all issues)
  2. Case New Holland Industrial Inc.6 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  3. Clean Fuel Alliance "FKA: National Biodiesel Board"6 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  4. Delta Air Lines, Inc.6 reports
    $9.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.$8.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. GROWTH ENERGY6 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  6. POET, LLC6 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  7. UNITED AIRLINES, INC.6 reports
    $8.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNITED AIRLINES, INC.$11.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL3 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  9. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION1 report
    $890K reported (all issues)
  10. BP AMERICA INC.1 report
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  11. Clean Fuels Alliance America f/k/a National Biodiesel Board1 report
    $407.6K reported (all issues)
  12. HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.1 report
    $220K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC$619.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. LanzaJet Inc.1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  14. MARQUIS MANAGEMENT LLC1 report
    $360K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.