Fair Seeds for Farmers Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Jul 14, 2026
What it does
The Fair Seeds for Farmers Act would amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit federal intellectual property protections for plants, plant varieties, and plant germplasm, allowing such protections only under the Plant Variety Protection Act or the Plant Patent Act of 1930. It prohibits enforcement of any contractual agreements that restrict the use of plant materials for research, breeding, experimentation, seed saving, or propagation, even if otherwise permitted under those two laws. The changes apply to patent applications filed on or after the bill’s enactment and to agreements entered into on or after that date, without affecting existing patents. The bill aims to increase…
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.