Derrick Van Orden is committed to working on behalf of farmers.

Derrick is committed to working on behalf of farmers

General commitment to advocate for farmers.

Issues | Derrick Van Orden for Congress
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Under "Rebuilding our Economy," the campaign page says: "Derrick is committed to working on behalf of farmers and is the first Wisconsin member in more than a decade to serve on the House Agriculture Committee." It also says he "continues to deliver major wins for Wisconsin farmers in Congress, including passing the Dairy Business Innovation Act" and that he "championed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act."

Campaign material explicitly made the farmers commitment and tied it to congressional work.

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Issues | Derrick Van Orden for Congress
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The Clerk's member profile lists Van Orden as serving on the House Agriculture Committee, including the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry and Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture subcommittees.

He held the agriculture committee post that would directly support farmer-related work.

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Derrick Van Orden | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 1230 was sponsored by Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3], introduced on 02/12/2025, referred to the House Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs Committees, and as of the latest action remained in introduced/referred status.

He introduced a concrete agriculture-related bill to expand farming and ranching opportunities for veterans, showing active legislative work on behalf of farmers.

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H.R.1230 - AG VETS Act | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists S. 222 as having become Public Law No. 119-69 on 01/14/2026. The law allows whole and reduced-fat milk in federally funded school lunches and updates milk policy affecting dairy producers and schools.

A dairy-policy bill Van Orden publicly championed became law, providing strong evidence of follow-through on a farmer-facing issue.

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S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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The Clerk's roll call page for H.R. 1147 shows the House passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Dec. 13, 2023; Van Orden is listed among the yeas.

He voted for a measure that directly benefited dairy producers and advanced the broader farmers-related agenda.

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Roll Call 718 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Van Orden said he "will always fight for our farmers" and announced USDA had resumed paused Dairy Business Innovation Initiative funding, which he described as crucial to Wisconsin's dairy industry.

This shows direct advocacy on an agriculture funding issue, with a concrete program outcome following his intervention.

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Van Orden Statement on Release of DBI Initiative Program Funds | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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Van Orden and Rep. Joe Neguse introduced the Agriculture Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act to improve access to mental-health and addiction services for farmers and ranchers in rural communities; Van Orden said he is committed to ensuring farmers and rural families get the support they deserve.

Official congressional action on a farmer-focused bill shows continued concrete work on behalf of farmers, even though it is an effort rather than a completed policy outcome.

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Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1 as Public Law No. 119-21, enacted July 4, 2025. Its agriculture title extends 2018 farm bill programs, including PLC, ARC and Dairy Margin Coverage through crop year 2031, increases reference prices for specified commodities, and funds several USDA agricultural research and specialty-crop programs.

A major enacted law included farmer-facing commodity, dairy, crop, research, specialty-crop, and USDA program provisions, supporting delivery of the broad farmers commitment.

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H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The Clerk's roll call for H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025 shows the motion to concur in the Senate amendment passed 218-214 and lists Derrick Van Orden, Republican of Wisconsin, voting Aye.

Van Orden voted for the enacted reconciliation bill that carried agriculture and farm-program provisions, connecting him directly to that delivered farmer-facing result.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H.R. 1
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Congress.gov lists S. 222 as Public Law No. 119-69, enacted January 14, 2026. The text amends the National School Lunch Act to allow schools to offer whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free fluid milk options.

A dairy-policy bill Van Orden supported became law during his House service, providing a concrete farmer-facing policy win.

delivered same_term A for effort

S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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Van Orden's office said he joined Rep. Joe Neguse to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act to improve mental-health and addiction-service access for farmers and ranchers in rural communities.

This is recent concrete legislative work aimed at farmers and ranchers, though it is an introduced-bill effort rather than an enacted result.

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Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1230, the AG VETS Act, sponsored by Rep. Derrick Van Orden, introduced February 12, 2025, and referred to House Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs committees. The bill would establish USDA competitive grants to enhance farming and ranching opportunities for veterans.

Van Orden sponsored a farmer-focused agriculture bill, showing concrete work on agricultural opportunities even though the bill remained in introduced/referred status.

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H.R.1230 - AG VETS Act | Congress.gov
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Van Orden's official press-release index says House Agriculture Committee members Derrick Van Orden and Salud Carbajal introduced the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Act on February 5, 2025.

The official record shows another agriculture-specific legislative initiative, focused on dairy business innovation, consistent with sustained work on behalf of farmers.

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Press Releases | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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