SENATORS IN OPPOSITION of the Save Our Bacon Act

In July 2025, 32 senators signed a formal letter to Chairman Boozman and Ranking Member Klobuchar pledging to oppose S. 1326 and "any similar legislation" in the Farm Bill.

Key quotes from the letter:

"This legislation would have a sweeping impact if passed — threatening countless state laws and opening the floodgates to unnecessary litigation. The bill is particularly draconian in that it aims to negate state and local laws when there are no federal standards to take their place, creating an overnight regulatory vacuum."

"Countless farmers who wanted to take advantage of this market opportunity invested resources and made necessary modifications to be compliant. Federal preemption of these laws would be picking the winners and losers, and would seriously harm farmers who made important investments."

"We respectfully ask that you reject inclusion of this provision in any form, as you did in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills."

All signatories:

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA)
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Angus King (I-ME)

Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

Press release, May 8, 2026: “We oppose the inclusion of a provision in the House-passed Farm Bill to preempt state-level animal welfare and agricultural protection laws. This is a highly controversial and poisonous policy that ignores the will of the people. These state laws were overwhelmingly supported by a popular vote—they shouldn’t be overridden because of big-dollar lobbying. We have significant concerns about the House-passed Farm Bill, including this overreaching and harmful provision that should not be in the Farm Bill and needs to be removed.”

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) — Ranking Member, Senate Agriculture Committee

When asked specifically about the Save Our Bacon provision, May 2026 (The New Lede): "We look forward to working with Senate Republicans on a bipartisan Farm Bill that can be successful on the Senate floor."

Note: Klobuchar did not sign the July 2025 opposition letter and has not issued a public statement specifically opposing the Save Our Bacon Act.

Senators on the Save Our Bacon Act