We must limit regulation powers of the executive branch and maintain a vibrant business environment, so all businesses, no matter their size, can thrive.
Limit the executive branch's regulatory power and preserve a vibrant business environment where businesses of all sizes can thrive.
Occurrences
Rep. Spartz’s amendment to exempt large farm tractors, combines, and sprayers from unreasonable EPA emissions standards, such as DEF, passed the House on a bipartisan basis and was included in the final passage of the Farm Bill.
Living through this molded her conservative political philosophy: limited government is always better, and financial and healthcare decisions should be made by individuals in the free market, not bureaucrats and special interests.
Spartz (R-IN) – Amendment No. 49 – Removes costly, overreaching emissions mandates on farm equipment that drives up expenses for farmers and consumers
Evidence
Spartz (R-IN) – Amendment No. 49 – Removes costly, overreaching emissions mandates on farm equipment that drives up expenses for farmers and consumers. Y 215, N 213.
Rep. Spartz’s amendment to exempt large farm tractors, combines, and sprayers from unreasonable EPA emissions standards passed the House on a bipartisan basis and was included in the final passage of the Farm Bill.
Vote Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Amendment Author: Spartz of Indiana Part B Amendment No. 49. Status: Agreed to. Aye: 215, No: 213.
The official press releases page's latest entries in the lookback window are May 12 town hall, May 6 health care X Spaces, and May 1 FISA audit provision; the April 30 farm-equipment emissions amendment is the latest relevant deregulatory item listed there.
Roll Call 152 | Bill Number: H. R. 7567. Vote Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Amendment Author: Spartz of Indiana Part B Amendment No. 49. Status: Agreed to. Aye: 215. No: 213.
Roll Call 154 | Bill Number: H. R. 7567. Vote Question: On Passage. Farm, Food, and National Security Act. Status: Passed. yea: 224. nay: 200.
This bill has the status Introduced. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: 1. Introduced; 2. Passed House; 3. Passed Senate; 4. To President; 5. Became Law.
This bill has the status Passed House. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 210 (Roll no. 265). Latest Action: Senate - 06/21/2023 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process.
Roll Call 265 | Bill Number: H. R. 277. Vote Question: On Passage. REINS Act. Status: Passed. yea: 221. nay: 210. Spartz Republican Indiana IN Yea.
Assessments
Spartz took serious same-term legislative actions aligned with the promise, including voting for the REINS Act and authoring a House-adopted farm-equipment emissions amendment. But the evidence shows these measures passed the House only and did not become enacted law or otherwise produce a durable federal limit on executive regulatory power. Because the promised policy outcome was attempted but not delivered, this is not full or partial delivery of the outcome.
Spartz can claim meaningful but limited progress: she authored an amendment adopted by the House in April 2026 to narrow EPA-style emissions requirements on certain farm equipment, which is a concrete step toward limiting executive-branch regulatory burdens on business. But the promise was broad, covering executive regulatory power and business conditions more generally, and the evidence only shows a narrow House-passed measure rather than a broader enacted federal rollback or comprehensive delivery. Because the action occurred while she was serving and is directly attributable to her, partial credit in the same term fits best.
Spartz materially advanced a concrete deregulatory measure by offering an amendment to remove or narrow emissions mandates for major farm equipment, and the amendment passed the House during her current federal term. That aligns with the promise to limit executive regulatory power and reduce burdens on businesses, especially farmers and related businesses. However, the promise is broad, and the evidence shows House passage or inclusion in a House-passed Farm Bill rather than final enactment into federal law or a comprehensive reduction of executive regulatory power. This supports partial credit, not full delivery.