H.R. 4205 – Fairness in Vineyard Data Act
ENACTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
On June 26, 2025
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in Vineyard Data Act’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in Vineyard Data Act’’.
SEC. 2. GRAPE PRODUCTION DATA
-
(a) IN GENERAL — The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall—
(i) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act—
(A) conduct a survey on grape production in each State, including—
(i)(i) total acreage; and
(i)(ii) production, utilization, and acre-age by type, variety, county, and year planted;(B) make publicly available on the website of the National Agricultural Statistics Service the results of such survey and the data from such survey;
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually for the 3 years thereafter, make publicly available on the website of the National Agricultural Statistics Service data
from the 5 States with the highest grape production in the preceding year, as determined using data from the survey required under paragraph (1)(A).
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
-
(1) SURVEY — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) PUBLICATION OF DATA — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection
(a)(2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030.
for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030.
About The Author
