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