Lets farmers save and use seeds and plants more freely.
This bill, called the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, would limit how companies can protect new plant types with patents. It would also stop companies from enforcing contracts that prevent farmers and researchers from saving seeds or using plants for breeding. This means farmers and plant breeders would have more freedom to use plant materials.
Currently, companies can get many types of intellectual property protection for plants. They can also enforce contracts that limit how farmers and researchers use plant materials like seeds. If this bill becomes law, federal intellectual property protection for plants would be limited to only two specific laws. Companies would also not be able to enforce new contracts that restrict seed saving or plant breeding, specifically those allowed under the Plant Variety Protection Act or Plant Patent Act of 1930.
HR 9681 · 119th Congress · July 14, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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