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S. 5104: Fair Seeds for Farmers Act

S. 5104 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this bill, seed companies could obtain broad patents on plants and use restrictive legal contracts to stop farmers from saving seeds from their harvest or using them for independent research. After this bill takes effect, federal patents will no… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.

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