Press to pass a five-year farm bill and send it to the president's desk.

Chuck Grassley · Iowa · Republican

policy impact 0.80 specificity 0.75 extraction confidence 95%

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Occurrences

Now, I’m pressing to get the five-year farm bill to the president’s desk.

Grassley said he is pressing to complete a five-year farm bill and send it to the president.

Q&A: Farm Bill Update
primary · official_post · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

Grassley’s official news page lists a July 2, 2026 item titled “Q&A: Farm Bill Update,” with preview text discussing the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and its farm safety-net effects.

Within the 30-day lookback window, Grassley was still publicly discussing farm-bill status and related farm safety-net provisions, but the listing does not show a five-year farm bill enacted or sent to the president.

unresolved same_term A for effort

News Releases | Senator Chuck Grassley
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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The Senate Agriculture chair unveiled the Agricultural Act of 2026 as a Farm Bill discussion draft and said it was a foundation for continued work toward passage.

The Senate had not passed a final five-year farm bill in the lookback window; it was still at discussion-draft and negotiation stage.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Chairman Boozman: Farm Bill 2.0 Is Built for the People Who Feed America
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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The committee release describes Farm Bill 2.0 as a discussion draft and notes a provision from the Grassley-Smith Healthy Dog Importation Act was included.

Grassley had at least one sponsored priority folded into the Senate farm-bill draft, showing concrete effort, but supporters still described the bill as needing Senate passage and enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman’s Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats said the Republican draft had bipartisan provisions but required negotiation to become a farm bill that could succeed on the Senate floor.

This confirms the Senate farm bill was unresolved and politically contested in the lookback window, not ready for the president’s desk.

unresolved same_term

Statement from Agriculture Committee Democrats on Senate Republicans' Farm Bill Discussion Draft
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The House Agriculture Committee reported House passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 by 224-200 and said Senate progress was still needed.

House passage is meaningful partial progress toward a five-year farm bill, but the release itself says Senate action was still necessary before sending it to President Trump.

partial same_term

Chairman Thompson Commends House Passage of Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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The Senate Agriculture Committee membership page lists Charles Grassley, Republican of Iowa, as a majority member of the committee.

Grassley was positioned on the committee handling farm-bill work during the relevant term, supporting an effort badge when combined with farm-bill draft activity, but membership alone does not deliver the promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Committee Membership | Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 85%

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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

A final five-year farm bill had not passed both chambers or been sent to the president as of the latest provided evidence. The House passed a farm-bill measure, and the Senate had only a discussion draft still requiring negotiation and passage. Grassley was an active Senate Agriculture Committee member and had at least one sponsored priority included in the Senate draft, so there is meaningful same-term effort, but the promised outcome remains pending rather than delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%