Provide USDA economic assistance payments to qualifying producers for tariff-related revenue losses on covered commodities.

Shomari Figures · Alabama · Democratic

spending impact 0.70 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Mr. Figures (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill... Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026... To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make economic assistance payments to qualifying producers for certain revenue losses with respect to covered commodities, and for other purposes.

As sponsor of H.R. 9704, Figures backed directing USDA to make economic assistance payments to qualifying farmers for covered commodity revenue losses tied to tariffs.

H.R. 9704 (IH) - Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9704ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 9704 as introduced by Rep. Shomari Figures on July 15, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, with no later action listed.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Figures took concrete legislative action in the same congressional term by introducing a bill matching the commitment, but the official record still shows only referral to committee, so the assistance has not been delivered as of the refresh.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9704 (IH) - Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9704ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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The introduced bill would require USDA payments for qualifying producers' covered-commodity revenue losses for crop years 2025 and 2026, funded with $15 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly targets the promised policy: USDA economic assistance payments for qualifying producers tied to revenue losses on covered commodities. Because this is introduced bill text rather than enacted law or an implemented USDA program, it supports unresolved status with a clear effort badge.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9704 (IH) - Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 - Bill Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Figures materially advanced the promised policy in the same federal term by introducing H.R. 9704, the Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026, which directly would require USDA economic assistance payments to qualifying producers for tariff-related revenue losses on covered commodities. However, the bill is still only introduced and referred to the House Agriculture Committee, with no enactment or implemented USDA payment program shown. The promised outcome has therefore not been delivered yet, but there is a clear serious legislative effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%