Work to ensure the Farm Bill provides financial certainty to farmers and the agriculture community.

I will work diligently to ensure that the Farm Bill will ... provide financial certainty to farmers and our agriculture community

Commits to backing a Farm Bill that gives farmers and the agriculture community greater financial certainty.

Bolster Rural America - Ben Cline for Congress
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Agriculture is the most important industry in the Sixth District, and it is critical that federal legislation supports our farmers. I will work diligently to ensure that the 2023 Farm Bill will secure the competitiveness of American agriculture, provide financial certainty to farmers and our agriculture community, strengthen research in the ag sector, and expand rural broadband.

This is the campaign promise itself: Cline explicitly tied the farm bill to financial certainty for farmers and the agriculture community.

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Issues Archive - Ben Cline for Congress
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Congressman Ben Cline announced that he has been appointed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration for the 118th Congress.

Cline obtained a formal appropriations role over agriculture funding, giving him a concrete platform to work on farm-policy and farm-bill related issues.

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Rep. Ben Cline Appointed to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture
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As Congress begins to take up the Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill, Congressman Ben Cline was joined by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson in hosting an Agriculture Listening Session with over 50 farmers and other Ag industry stakeholders... During the Listening Session, Congressman Cline, Chairman Thompson, and the participants discussed several aspects of the upcoming Farm Bill, including how the Bill can be used to support farmers and the industry.

Cline actively advanced the farm-bill process by convening stakeholders and the committee chairman to discuss farm-bill provisions affecting farmers.

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As FY24 Farm Bill Approaches, Rep. Ben Cline and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Thompson Host Agriculture Listening Session in Virginia’s Sixth District
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H.R.8467... To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2029... Latest Action: House - 05/24/2024 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 21.

The House Agriculture Committee advanced a 2024 farm bill draft, but the Congress.gov record shows committee reporting rather than final enactment, so this did not complete the promise.

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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.8467 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
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Rep. Ben Cline was appointed as a Republican conferee for the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture... appropriations bills. In this role, Rep. Cline will join 18 of his colleagues in negotiating with the Senate to finalize these funding measures.

Cline continued to work on agriculture funding in a later Congress, but this is appropriations work rather than enactment of the promised farm bill certainty.

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Rep. Cline Named Republican Conferee for FY26 Agriculture, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Bills
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4/30 154 H.R. 7567 On Passage of the Bill Yea Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Cline voted yes on House passage of the 2026 farm bill, a concrete action aligned with the promise but not final delivery of a law.

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Vote Record | U.S. Representative Ben Cline
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The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 ... expands producers’ access to credit, promote precision agriculture, and enhance conservation programs for working lands. ... April 30, 2026 ... Chairman Thompson Commends House Passage of Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

The House Agriculture Committee says the 2026 farm bill passed the House and includes policy changes intended to improve certainty and support for producers, but this is still not evidence of enactment into law.

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Farm Bill | House Committee On Agriculture Republicans
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