Work to ensure the Farm Bill strengthens research in the agricultural sector.

I will work diligently to ensure that the Farm Bill will ... strengthen research in the ag sector

Commits to supporting Farm Bill provisions that strengthen agricultural research.

Bolster Rural America - Ben Cline for Congress
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Cline joined House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson in hosting an agriculture listening session as Congress began taking up the FY2024 farm bill. The release says the session brought together more than 50 farmers and ag stakeholders and was meant to showcase Virginia agriculture priorities ahead of farm bill work.

Concrete farm-bill-related outreach and stakeholder gathering, but not enactment or a specific research provision.

partial same_term A for effort

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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Cline's annual farm tour included Virginia Tech's Alson H. Smith Jr. Agriculture Research and Extension Center, described as a research center serving horticultural fruit industries by developing tools and technologies that enhance sustainability and support commercial producers. The tour was held to hear farmer needs and concerns as Congress worked on agriculture policy.

Shows direct engagement with agricultural research institutions and farm-bill-related policymaking, but still only preparatory action.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Cline Hosts Annual Farm Tour Across Virginia’s Sixth District
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Cline wrote that through his role on the House Appropriations Committee's Agriculture Subcommittee he helped secure $21.9 billion for USDA, including investments that expand markets, fuel agricultural research, and sustain rural economies. He also said he is committed to using appropriations to strengthen agriculture and keep supporting farmers.

This is the clearest follow-through evidence tying Cline to funding that benefits agricultural research, though it is appropriations work rather than passage of a new farm bill.

partial same_term A for effort

American farmers are essential to the food supply
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Congress's farm bill timeline shows that after the 2018 farm bill expired, Congress enacted a one-year extension in 2023 and another one-year extension in 2024. The CRS summary says the latest extension continued authorizations only through September 30, 2025, indicating no new farm bill had been enacted by that point.

Official legislative history shows the promised farm-bill reauthorization was still unresolved, not fully delivered, as of the latest CRS update in the record.

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Farm Bills: Major Legislative Actions, 1965-2024
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