The Fertilizer Transparency Act (Thune-Klobuchar) will create a mandatory price reporting system to offer market participants of all sizes with comparable levels of market information on fertilizer components.
Create a mandatory price reporting system for fertilizer components to increase price transparency for farmers.
Occurrences
So, Leader Thune and I just introduced the Fertilizer Transparency Act , which would create a mandatory price reporting structure, providing wholesalers, retailers and farmers of all sizes with comparable levels of market information on fertilizer costs, creating reasonable reporting requirements, which would help ensure that farmers can better access information about supply, about pricing and market trends.
the Fertilizer Price Transparency Act would create a mandatory price reporting structure at USDA
would create a mandatory price reporting structure
Evidence
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"That is why I introduced new bipartisan bills with Senator John Thune of South Dakota and Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas to address these sky-rocketing costs. These bills will create a mandatory price reporting structure—providing wholesalers, retailers, and farmers of all sizes with comparable levels of market information on fertilizer costs."
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Last Action Date Listed March 19, 2026: Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Full Title: To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a mandatory price reporting program for fertilizer, and for other purposes.
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GovInfo lists S. 4152 as the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, introduced by John Thune with Amy Klobuchar among the original cosponsors. Its listed action is Senate introduction, second reading, and referral to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill title says it would establish a mandatory fertilizer price reporting program.
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The Congressional Record printed the text of S. 4152. The bill would add a fertilizer mandatory reporting section to the Agricultural Marketing Act, require the Agriculture Secretary to establish a fertilizer price-information reporting program, require weekly reporting by manufacturers and wholesalers for nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and fertilizer products, and require weekly public publication of reported information.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee release says Klobuchar, Thune, and Marshall introduced bipartisan bills on fertilizer costs. It states that the Fertilizer Transparency Act would create a mandatory price reporting system for comparable market information on fertilizer components.
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The sponsor's release says the Fertilizer Transparency Act would require USDA to collect and publish weekly fertilizer price data from manufacturers. It also says USDA currently conducts an annual voluntary input-price survey and identifies Klobuchar as a cosponsor.
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At a May 12, 2026 Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Klobuchar again described partnering with Thune to introduce a fertilizer price transparency bill that would create a mandatory USDA reporting structure for fertilizer components.
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GovInfo lists the House companion, H.R. 8104, as introduced March 26, 2026 and referred to the House Agriculture Committee. Its title also would establish a mandatory price reporting program for fertilizer.
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GovInfo still shows S. 4152 as introduced on March 19, 2026, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the bill would establish a mandatory price reporting program for fertilizer and lists Amy Klobuchar as a cosponsor.
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Klobuchar's current agriculture issue page says she introduced bipartisan bills with Senator Thune and Senator Marshall to address fertilizer input costs, and that those bills will create a mandatory price reporting structure for fertilizer costs.
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The updated Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill 2.0 text includes Sec. 12303, Fertilizer Mandatory Reporting. It would add a new Agricultural Marketing Act section directing USDA to establish fertilizer and fertilizer-product price information reporting, with weekly reports from manufacturers and wholesalers and weekly public release of aggregated information.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee chair stated after the August 6, 2026 markup that committee Democrats voted against advancing the farm bill, blocking the legislation, while saying he remained committed to finding a path forward.
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Advancing this bill out of committee is a critical step toward getting a fully updated Farm Bill signed into law.
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S. ___, Agricultural Act of 2026
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Sec. 12303 Fertilizer Mandatory Reporting • Requires USDA to collect and publish data on fertilizer prices from manufacturers.
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The Secretary shall establish a program of fertilizer and fertilizer product price information reporting
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Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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That's why I partnered with Senator Thune, who's here with us, and farmers in our states, to introduce the Fertilizer Price Transparency Act to create a mandatory price reporting structure at USDA
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Mr. Boozman, from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar
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The Secretary shall establish a program of fertilizer and fertilizer product price information reporting
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The corporate officers or officially designated representatives of each covered fertilizer manufacturer or wholesaler of nitrogen, phosphorous, or potassium for use as fertilizer shall report to the Secretary at least weekly
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the urgent need to begin bipartisan, bicameral negotiations, so a final package can clear both chambers of Congress after the midterms and be signed into law.
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reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar
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shall report to the Secretary at least weekly
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so a final package can clear both chambers of Congress after the midterms and be signed into law.
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Last Action 09/24/2026 Bill S.5526
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Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill
Assessments
Klobuchar materially advanced the promised policy by cosponsoring and publicly pressing the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, which directly would create mandatory USDA fertilizer price reporting. The same language was also incorporated into Senate farm bill text. However, the evidence shows the proposal remained introduced/referred or blocked in committee as of August 2026, with no enacted law or implemented USDA mandatory reporting system. Because the candidate is still in federal office and the legislative effort remains active, the outcome is unresolved rather than delivered or never.
Klobuchar materially advanced the promised policy by helping introduce and promote the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, which substantively matches the pledge to create a mandatory USDA fertilizer price reporting system. But the evidence shows only introduction, second reading, and committee referral in March 2026, plus later advocacy in May 2026. There is no evidence in the record that the reporting system was enacted or implemented. Because she is still in office and the effort remains active rather than conclusively failed, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered or never.
Klobuchar clearly advanced the promise by cosponsoring and publicly pressing the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, which would create a mandatory USDA price-reporting program for fertilizer components. But the evidence only shows introduction, referral, and hearings; there is no evidence the reporting system was enacted or implemented, so the promise cannot be counted as delivered.
Klobuchar has materially advanced the promised policy by cosponsoring and publicly advocating the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, which would create a mandatory USDA fertilizer price reporting system matching the claim. But the official record still shows the bill introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted federal mandatory reporting program yet. Because she remains in office and the measure is still pending in the same federal term, the promise is unresolved rather than delivered or failed.
Klobuchar has materially advanced the promise by co-introducing bipartisan legislation that directly would establish mandatory fertilizer price reporting. However, the cited 2026 bill has only been introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence that the mandatory reporting system has been enacted or implemented. Because she remains in federal office and the matching legislation is still pending rather than finally defeated, the promise is not delivered but remains unresolved, with effort credit warranted.