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Issue

Agriculture & Rural

42
tracked promises
70%
of scored promises kept
37
stated positions
37/0
declared / inferred
28
officials on record

Officials on Agriculture & Rural

Officials on this issue
RJohn Boozman550%3
RJohn Hoeven467%4
DPeter Welch32
IAngus S. King, Jr.2100%2
DJohn Fetterman2100%2
DTammy Baldwin250%2
DGabe Vasquez21
RMike Braun21
DTina Smith1100%1
RKevin Cramer1100%1
RMike Dunleavy1100%1
RGlenn Thompson1100%1
DCory A. Booker1100%1
RJames Comer1100%1
RJerry Moran10%1
RPete Ricketts10%1
RJosh Hawley11
RJohn Barrasso11
RSusan M. Collins11
RChuck Grassley11
DPatty Murray11
RJim Pillen11
RAshley Moody11
RCindy Hyde-Smith11
RBrad Little11
RDavid G. Valadao11
DManny Rutinel11
DJack Reed11

Positions on record

  • Manny RutinelStated position

    Protect and expand food-security programs, including protecting SNAP for vulnerable households.

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  • James ComerStated position

    Fully legalize industrial hemp at the federal level by removing it from the controlled-substances schedule, sponsoring the House Hemp Farming Act (H.R. 5485).

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  • Glenn ThompsonStated position

    Enact a new farm bill — the Farm, Food, and National Security Act — and get it to the President's desk, reauthorizing USDA programs, strengthening crop insurance, and expanding credit access for producers.

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  • John FettermanStated position

    Fetterman committed to fighting for a Farm Bill that supports small farmers and rural communities and helps Pennsylvania's agricultural sector.

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  • John FettermanStated position

    On his official Senate site, Fetterman commits to protecting and expanding the SNAP food-assistance program and pushing for universal free school lunch.

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  • Tina SmithStated position

    As Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, committed to advocate for provisions benefiting Minnesota farmers, push for more open foreign markets, and support strong crop insurance and commodity programs.

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  • Kevin CramerStated position

    Cramer pledged to keep pushing legislation providing relief to North Dakota agricultural producers and to keep working to advance a farm bill.

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  • Jerry MoranStated position

    Pledged to continue efforts to improve federal crop insurance, expand trade demand for Kansas commodities, support livestock producers, and address high energy costs for farmers.

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  • John BoozmanStated position

    Keep the needs of Arkansas agricultural producers and rural communities front and center in his work.

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  • Peter WelchStated position

    Continue working with Republican colleagues to pass a multi-year, bipartisan Farm Bill.

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  • Cindy Hyde-SmithStated position

    Committed to keep working toward a Senate Agriculture Committee markup and Senate passage of a new Farm Bill (Farm Bill 2.0) that includes a stronger farm safety net.

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  • Gabe VasquezStated position

    Enact the CHILE Act (H.R. 9884), which he introduced, to deliver $5 billion in direct federal disaster assistance to New Mexico specialty-crop farmers (chile, onions, tomatoes, etc.) and establish a dedicated USDA Specialty Crop Emergency Assistance Framework.

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  • John BarrassoStated position

    Pledged to keep fighting for policies that expand American beef production and make it easier for Wyoming ranchers to operate.

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  • Brad LittleStated position

    Maintain the state's water-infrastructure investments to support agriculture and rural communities.

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  • Susan M. CollinsStated position

    Introduced the bipartisan Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, which she said would direct the USDA to provide financial assistance to farmers affected by PFAS contamination and expand PFAS monitoring and testing.

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  • Angus S. King, Jr.Stated position

    Backed the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act to direct the USDA to release funds so SNAP and WIC food assistance continue uninterrupted during a government shutdown.

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  • Josh HawleyStated position

    Introduce the Keep SNAP Funded Act to reinstate and fully fund SNAP food-stamp benefits and farm programs during the government shutdown.

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  • Jack ReedStated position

    Introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338) to create a permanent grant program for states and tribes to buy local food from farmers and fishermen for hunger-relief programs and schools.

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  • Patty MurrayStated position

    Vowed to oppose Republican cuts to SNAP food assistance, pledging not to stay quiet as families lose food aid.

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  • Ashley MoodyStated position

    Filed the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act to modernize an outdated FDA orange-juice (Brix) standard and pledged to fight to support Florida's citrus growers.

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  • Peter WelchStated position

    Lead the Milk from Family Dairies Act to combat consolidation in the dairy industry and ensure fair prices for family dairy farms.

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  • Mike BraunStated position

    Create a tax credit for retiring farmers who pass their farms on to the next generation.

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  • John HoevenStated position

    As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, committed to continue working to provide the tools and resources needed to support a strong agricultural economy and expand market access for producers.

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  • Jim PillenStated position

    Advance legislation to ban the manufacture, distribution, and sale of lab-grown ('fake') meat in Nebraska.

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  • Chuck GrassleyStated position

    Vowed not to give up pushing the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act to increase cattle-market transparency and protect independent producers from meatpacker concentration.

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  • John BoozmanStated position

    Forge a bipartisan farm bill from the House and Senate frameworks and pass it into law before the 118th Congress ends.

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  • Pete RickettsStated position

    Fight to enact a Farm Bill that includes a robust crop insurance program, expanded trade opportunities, and conservation programs.

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  • John BoozmanStated position

    Bolster Title I statutory reference prices and maintain and improve crop insurance as his top farm bill priorities (advanced via the FARMER Act, which raises crop-insurance premium support levels).

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  • Tammy BaldwinStated position

    Pass the AFIDA Improvements Act to strengthen tracking, reporting, and enforcement of foreign investment in American agricultural farmland.

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  • Mike DunleavyStated position

    Develop Alaska's land and water resources so the state becomes food independent again.

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  • John HoevenStated position

    Committed, through the Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement (PACE) Act, to updating USDA farm credit programs so producers have access to needed capital.

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  • John HoevenStated position

    Committed to working to ensure North Dakota producers have the opportunity to give direct input on the next farm bill.

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  • John HoevenStated position

    Committed to improving cattle market transparency and competition through the cattle contract library established at USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

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  • Angus S. King, Jr.Stated position

    Backed the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act to create a federal safety net providing financial relief, plus monitoring, testing, and remediation, for farms contaminated by PFAS 'forever chemicals.'

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  • Cory A. BookerStated position

    Booker committed to advancing the Farm System Reform Act, which would place an immediate moratorium on new and expanding large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and phase out the largest existing CAFOs by 2040, while restoring mandatory country-of-origin labeling.

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  • David G. ValadaoStated position

    Modernize the H-2A agricultural guest-worker program to give Central Valley farmers a reliable, legal workforce; cosponsored the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 1603, 117th Congress) and the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act.

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  • Tammy BaldwinStated position

    Support Wisconsin's dairy farmers and cheesemakers by securing funding for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative to help dairy businesses diversify and add value.

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