continue efforts to expand grazing access for livestock producers and strengthen risk management tools that protect cattle producers from market volatility
Strengthen livestock risk management tools to protect cattle producers from market volatility.
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Evidence
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USDA RMA announced updates to improve Livestock Risk Protection, Livestock Gross Margin, and Dairy Revenue Protection beginning with the 2027 crop year. The changes expand LRP coverage options, increase certain cattle weight thresholds, extend cull-cow coverage, add unborn feeder-cattle types, permit concurrent coverage among similar livestock programs, and align beginning farmer/rancher definitions and subsidies with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. RMA states LRP protects against declining market prices and LGM protects cattle producers against unexpected gross-margin decreases.
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The Senate roll call for H.R. 1, as amended, shows the bill passed 50-50 with the Vice President voting yea. The official vote listing records Marshall (R-KS) voting Yea. USDA RMA later tied livestock-program subsidy and beginning-rancher eligibility updates to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Assessments
The promised outcome was to strengthen livestock risk-management tools for cattle producers. During Marshall's current Senate term, USDA RMA approved concrete enhancements to LRP, LGM, and related livestock insurance programs, including expanded coverage categories, higher thresholds, concurrent coverage flexibility, and subsidy/eligibility updates tied in part to H.R. 1. Marshall voted yea on that bill, giving him federal legislative credit for materially supporting at least part of the implemented package. Because the tools were actually strengthened while he remained in office, this counts as delivered in the same term.