I will be proud to be their voice in Washington and work every day to make sure they have a level playing field for their crops and will fight to protect this nation’s family farms for the next generation
be a voice in Washington for farmers and work to ensure they have a level playing field for their crops and protection for family farms
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Strong said, "I will be proud to be their voice in Washington and work every day to make sure they have a level playing field for their crops and will fight to protect this nation’s family farms for the next generation."
Congress.gov shows Strong introduced H.R. 3357 on 2023-05-16; the bill would prohibit persons associated with certain foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States.
Congress.gov shows Strong reintroduced H.R. 1438 on 2025-02-18; the bill would prohibit persons associated with certain foreign governments from purchasing or leasing U.S. agricultural land and restrict USDA program participation.
The House Homeland Security Committee said Strong was holding a hearing to examine threats adversaries could pose to U.S. agriculture and America’s food supply, including the risk to the food supply chain and foreign ownership of farmland near sensitive sites.
The committee said Strong announced a hearing to examine the federal government’s capacity to prevent, mitigate, and respond to agroterrorism threats to food and agriculture, and Strong said agriculture is foundational to national security.
"I will be proud to be their voice in Washington and work every day to make sure they have a level playing field for their crops and will fight to protect this nation’s family farms for the next generation," said Strong.
Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (Introduced 05/16/2023). The bill prohibits persons associated with the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States. Latest Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (Introduced 02/18/2025). The bill would prohibit persons associated with certain foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States. Latest Action: Referred to committee.
Chairman Strong announced a hearing to examine threats adversaries could pose to U.S. agriculture and America’s food supply, saying he was holding it to dive deeper into the severity of the threat and discuss decisive action Congress can take to defend America’s food supply.
Congressman Dale Strong issued a statement after the House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, saying the bill “strengthens risk management tools for specialty crop producers, expands access to credit, and promotes precision agriculture” and provides “certainty and stability for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.”
Rep. Dale W. Strong announced a hearing for February 11, 2026, to examine the federal government’s capacity to prevent, mitigate, and respond to agroterrorism threats to food and agriculture, and said agriculture is foundational to national security and that the committee would examine how DHS and USDA can enhance agricultural supply chain resilience.
Congress.gov still shows H.R.7567 as introduced on 2026-02-13 and referred to the House Agriculture Committee; the bill status remains Introduced with no House, Senate, or presidential action beyond referral.
The bill text includes provisions extending fresh-fruit-and-vegetable purchases for schools through 2031, tighter Buy American requirements for certain school meals, a domestically unavailable list, a Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Program, beginning farmer and rancher development accounts, heirs-property provisions, and higher farm-ownership loan limits.
Assessments
This promise was framed primarily as advocacy and effort: to be a voice for farmers and work on fair crop conditions and family-farm protection. Strong materially followed through by sponsoring agricultural-land protection legislation in 2023, reintroducing it later, using his committee role to hold hearings on threats to agriculture and the food supply, and backing a House farm bill with producer and farm-credit provisions. Those are direct, candidate-led actions consistent with the pledge, even though the broader policy goals were not fully enacted into law.
Strong explicitly pledged to be a voice for farmers and protect family farms. As a member (and later committee chair) he introduced agriculture-protection legislation (H.R.3357 in 2023; reintroduced as H.R.1438 in 2025), convened hearings on agroterrorism and food-supply risks (2025–2026), and publicly backed the House Farm, Food, and National Security Act (2026). Those actions demonstrate sustained advocacy and some policy influence, but the sponsor bills remained at committee/referral and there is no evidence a signature, standalone law he authored enacted fulfilling the full promise. Therefore the promise is partially fulfilled (advocacy and some contributions to later legislation) with primary delivery occurring after initial term activity.
Strong made concrete agriculture-related efforts, including sponsoring bills in 2023 and 2025 to restrict certain foreign purchases or leases of U.S. agricultural land and using committee hearings to elevate threats to agriculture and food supply security. Those actions show serious advocacy consistent with the promise to be a voice for farmers and protect farms, but the cited bills did not pass and the evidence does not show an enacted federal outcome creating a level playing field for crops or protecting family farms. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered, but there was meaningful legislative and oversight effort, this is best classified as not fulfilled with an effort badge.
Strong did act as an advocate for farmers in Congress: he introduced H.R. 3357 in 2023 to restrict certain foreign-linked purchases or leases of U.S. agricultural land, reintroduced a similar bill in 2025, and used committee hearings to highlight agriculture, food-supply, and farmland-security risks. Those actions materially align with being a voice for farmers and trying to protect family farms. However, the cited bills did not become law and the evidence does not show a completed federal outcome ensuring a level playing field for crops or enacted protection for family farms, so this is partial credit rather than full delivery.