Advance fertilizer market transparency legislation and reporting so farmers can access timely price data and understand fertilizer costs.

Grassley spoke about the need to increase transparency on the market factors driving the high cost of fertilizer, including through his Fertilizer Research Act. ... Grassley is working hard to bring down input costs for Iowans. ... Grassley joined Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to introduce the Fertilizer Transparency Act to help producers access timely and accurate information on prices for fertilizer and fertilizer products.

Grassley committed to reducing farm input costs by pursuing fertilizer-market transparency through legislation and reporting.

Grassley Presses for Answers on High Fertilizer Prices, Calls for Increased Transparency to Drive Down Costs
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The Senate Agriculture Committee minority page says the Fertilizer Transparency Act would create a mandatory price reporting system for fertilizer components and is cosponsored by Grassley and Baldwin.

Grassley is listed as a cosponsor of legislation to create mandatory fertilizer price reporting.

Klobuchar Addresses Rising Fertilizer Prices at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing
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One of my legislative priorities on behalf of Iowa farmers is addressing the high cost of fertilizer... Fertilizer Research Act would give farmers a clear-eyed look into market conditions that influence fertilizer costs;

Grassley identified fertilizer cost legislation as a farm bill priority, including the Fertilizer Research Act to improve visibility into fertilizer market conditions.

Q&A: Farm Bill Update
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Congress.gov lists Grassley as sponsor, says the bill was introduced on December 12, 2023, read twice and referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee, and says the bill would require USDA to publish a report on the fertilizer industry. The text requires analysis of fertilizer pricing patterns, market concentration, and whether further public price reporting is needed.

Grassley introduced concrete fertilizer-market-transparency legislation in his 2023-2029 Senate term, but the bill only reached referral and did not establish reporting.

partial same_term A for effort

S.3471 - Fertilizer Research Act of 2023
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Grassley's office described the Fertilizer Research Act as a bipartisan push to shed light on market factors driving fertilizer costs and said it would require USDA to study competition and trends in the fertilizer market and their impacts on price, including whether current public price reporting is sufficient for transparency.

The official announcement aligns closely with the promise: transparency legislation and reporting aimed at helping farmers understand fertilizer costs.

partial same_term A for effort

Grassley, Baldwin, Ernst Team Up to Bring Transparency to Fertilizer Market
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Congress.gov lists S.2808 with Grassley as sponsor, introduced September 16, 2025. Its latest action was referral to the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the tracker status is Introduced. The CRS summary says the bill directs USDA to publish a fertilizer-industry report including current public price reporting transparency and recommendations on whether further reporting is needed.

Grassley reintroduced the reporting and transparency proposal in the next Congress, showing continued advancement, but it remained introduced/referred as of the cited record.

partial same_term A for effort

S.2808 - Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
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GovInfo identifies S.4152 as the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026 and states that Thune, Klobuchar, Grassley, and Baldwin introduced the bill, which was read twice and referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee. The full title is to establish a mandatory price reporting program for fertilizer.

Grassley was an original cosponsor of a narrower 2026 bill directly aimed at mandatory fertilizer price reporting; official status still shows introduction and referral rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 4152 (IS) - Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026
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The Congressional Record bill text says USDA shall establish a fertilizer price information reporting program to provide timely, accurate, reliable market information for farmers. It requires weekly reporting by manufacturers or wholesalers and weekly public publication, plus a dashboard or other resource easily accessible to farmers and market participants.

The bill text would deliver the promised timely fertilizer price data if enacted, but the record reflects proposed legislation, not an implemented reporting system.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, March 19, 2026, S.4152 text
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The Senate Agriculture Committee minority page says the Fertilizer Transparency Act would create a mandatory price reporting system for fertilizer components and is cosponsored by Grassley and Baldwin. Klobuchar said farmers face little transparency about prices and that the bill would ensure adequate market information.

As of May 12, 2026, committee materials still describe mandatory reporting as proposed legislation needed to improve transparency, supporting partial progress rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Klobuchar Addresses Rising Fertilizer Prices at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing
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The Senate Agriculture Committee held a full committee hearing on May 12, 2026 titled "Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers."

A recent official hearing shows fertilizer-cost transparency remained an active Senate issue during the lookback window, but it did not itself enact reporting legislation.

partial same_term A for effort

Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers
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The committee minority release said the bipartisan Fertilizer Transparency Act would create a mandatory price reporting system, and that the bill was cosponsored by Senators Grassley and Baldwin.

Grassley was still publicly tied to the mandatory fertilizer price-reporting proposal in May 2026, showing continued effort but not final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Klobuchar Addresses Rising Fertilizer Prices at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing
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GovInfo shows S. 4152 was introduced on March 19, 2026 and read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the bill's title says it would establish mandatory fertilizer price reporting.

The direct fertilizer price-reporting bill advanced as a filed Senate measure, but the official record still stops at introduction and referral.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 4152 (IS) - Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026
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