Will support efforts to add value to Kansas agricultural products before they leave the state.

I support efforts to add as much value as possible to our agricultural products grown and produced in Kansas before they leave our state.

Commits to supporting efforts that increase value added to Kansas farm products before export.

Agriculture - Mann for Congress
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Year-round E15 is a major win for Kansas agriculture... This commonsense legislation strengthens markets for our producers...

Mann backed legislation to expand year-round E15 sales, saying it strengthens markets for Kansas producers and supports agricultural value creation.

Rep. Mann Votes to Support Kansas Farmers, Give Americans Choice at the Pump | Representative Tracey Mann
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Rep. Mann Votes for Passage of 2026 Farm Bill

The farm bill vote is tied to agricultural policy and Kansas agricultural interests, matching the existing agriculture value-added commitment in substance.

Representative Tracey Mann |
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Expands market access for U.S. agriculture by strengthening export promotion programs and reducing trade barriers

Mann backed provisions intended to improve market access for agricultural products.

Rep. Mann Votes for Passage of 2026 Farm Bill | Representative Tracey Mann
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prioritizing American-grown commodities and restoring the program to its original mission

Mann highlighted the permanent move of Food for Peace to USDA and its prioritization of American-grown commodities as a commitment to strengthen markets for U.S. agriculture.

Rep. Mann Advances Farm Bill Out of Committee | Representative Tracey Mann
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Rep. Mann Votes for Passage of 2026 Farm Bill. The page says Mann voted to pass H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, and describes the bill as expanding market access, prioritizing American commodities, and investing in rural development.

Mann took a concrete legislative step in the lookback window supporting agricultural market development and rural investment, which is directionally consistent with helping Kansas ag products gain value before they leave the state.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Tracey Mann |
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Rep. Mann Votes to Support Kansas Farmers, Give Americans Choice at the Pump. The page says Mann voted to pass the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, which he cosponsors, with the issue tagged Agriculture and Energy.

This is a recent, concrete pro-agriculture vote, but it is indirect evidence for the value-added Kansas ag-products claim rather than direct fulfillment of it.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Tracey Mann |
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The committee's farm bill page states the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 expands investments in rural communities, restores regulatory certainty, improves risk management tools, and prioritizes American commodities on the global stage.

Official committee materials show the broader legislative vehicle Mann supported contains export, commodity, and rural-development provisions, but the page does not prove the specific Kansas value-added commitment has been completed.

partial same_term A for effort

Farm Bill | House Committee On Agriculture Republicans
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The House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act by a 218-203 vote, a bill that would allow year-round E15 and was described as increasing corn demand for farmers; the article said Senate approval remained uncertain.

This is the clearest recent concrete step tied to Mann's agriculture-support posture: a House-passed measure that could raise demand for Kansas corn. It is meaningful effort, but not a completed outcome, so it supports partial credit rather than delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

House Passes Ethanol Bill, But Fate Uncertain in Senate
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Axios reported that after the House passed the E15 bill, Senate Republicans were discussing revisions and possible legislative vehicles, indicating the effort was still moving but had not reached a final enactment.

This shows the same agriculture-linked effort remained active after House passage but still faced Senate uncertainty. That keeps the commitment in partial, unresolved territory rather than delivered territory.

partial same_term A for effort

Ethanol drives rare wedge between Senate Republicans
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Mann's official agriculture issue page says the Big First District ranks first among congressional districts in wheat, beef, and sorghum production; says he serves on the House Agriculture Committee and relevant agriculture subcommittees; and says he is focused on crop insurance, oversight, trade, and trade promotion in the Farm Bill.

This establishes that Mann's federal agricultural work is closely tied to Kansas commodity producers and market access, but it is a general policy posture rather than proof of a completed Kansas value-added outcome.

partial same_term

Agriculture | Representative Tracey Mann
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Mann's office said he voted to advance the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 out of the House Agriculture Committee. The release says the bill expands market access, strengthens export promotion programs, reduces trade barriers, invests in rural communities, and promotes agriculture research and innovation.

Advancing the farm bill was a concrete legislative action aligned with helping Kansas agricultural commodities gain market opportunities and producer support, though not direct proof of Kansas products being processed or value-added before export from the state.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Mann Advances Farm Bill Out of Committee | Representative Tracey Mann
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The bill text includes provisions transferring Food for Peace administration to USDA, authorizing activities to establish or expand small meat or poultry slaughter, processing, or rendering facilities, allowing equipment for value-added sale of coproducts or byproducts, and authorizing centers focused on food safety, bioprocessing, value-added agriculture enterprise development, and innovative food and agriculture product development.

Official bill text contains provisions directly related to processing and value-added agriculture. Mann supported this legislative vehicle, but the text alone does not prove enacted Kansas-specific delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7567 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The House Clerk's 2026 roll-call index lists Roll 154 on April 30 for H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act, with the question 'On Passage' and result 'P' for passed.

The official House roll-call index confirms House passage of the farm bill Mann said he supported. It supports effort and partial progress, but not final enactment or a completed Kansas value-added result.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes, 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Roll Calls 100 Through 199
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Mann's office said he voted to pass H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The release says the bill reauthorizes farm programs, expands market access, improves access to credit, invests in rural infrastructure, and includes Mann's legislation to move the Kansas-born Food for Peace program to USDA.

This is concrete same-term action in favor of a broad farm bill with market access, rural investment, and commodity-market provisions. It is still indirect for the specific promise because it does not show a Kansas-specific value-added product outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Mann Votes for Passage of 2026 Farm Bill | Representative Tracey Mann
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Mann and others introduced legislation to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA. The release says the program has provided markets for American farmers and that Kansas wheat, sorghum, soybean, and national miller groups supported the legislation.

Introducing Food for Peace legislation is a concrete effort to support commodity markets for Kansas-linked crops, but it is mainly market-demand evidence rather than direct value-added processing before products leave Kansas.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Mann, Crawford, Newhouse, Rouzer, Thompson, Sens. Moran, Hoeven Aim to Move Food for Peace to USDA | Representative Tracey Mann
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Mann and Senator Moran applauded an interagency agreement temporarily allowing USDA to administer Food for Peace. Mann's office said Mann and Moran had led congressional efforts to move the program to USDA and that Mann would continue to fight for a permanent transfer.

This shows a partial administrative result and continued legislative work benefiting American-grown commodities, including Kansas crops, but the measure was temporary and not clearly a completed value-added Kansas agriculture outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Mann, Sen. Moran Applaud Decision to Move Food for Peace to USDA | Representative Tracey Mann
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Congress.gov lists Mann as an original cosponsor of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. The official summary says the bill would allow gasoline blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.

Cosponsoring the E15 bill is a concrete action to expand ethanol demand, which can benefit corn producers, but it is indirect for value-added Kansas agricultural products and Congress.gov still showed the bill status as introduced on the page reviewed.

partial same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.1346 - Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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The House Clerk's 2026 roll-call index lists Roll 164 on May 13 for H.R. 1346, Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, with the question 'On Passage' and result 'P' for passed.

Official House records confirm the E15 measure passed the House. This supports partial credit and effort for expanding demand for agricultural feedstocks, but it does not establish final enactment or a direct Kansas value-added result.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes, 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Roll Calls 100 Through 199
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Mann's press-release index states that he voted to pass the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation he cosponsored, by a 218-203 House vote; the item is tagged for Agriculture and Energy.

This member-office record ties Mann personally to the House-passed E15 bill. It is meaningful agricultural-policy effort, but still indirect for the specific Kansas value-added promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Tracey Mann
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The Wall Street Journal reported that the House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act by 218-203, that the bill would allow year-round E15 sales, and that supporters said it could stimulate demand for corn grown by U.S. farmers while the bill's Senate future remained uncertain.

Reputable reporting confirms the policy's agricultural-demand rationale and unresolved Senate path. This supports effort and partial progress, not full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

House Passes Ethanol Bill, But Fate Uncertain in Senate
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The House Clerk's 2026 roll-call index lists Roll 205 on June 4 for H.R. 8646, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027, with the question 'On Passage' and result 'P' for passed.

Official House records show passage of the agriculture appropriations bill that Mann's office said he supported. This is relevant agriculture funding effort, but it is not direct evidence that Kansas products gained value before leaving the state.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes, 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Roll Calls 200 Through 233
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