Senator Marshall outlined efforts to reduce reliance on foreign fertilizer supply by boosting domestic production, adding key minerals to the critical list, and protecting farmers’ access to essential crop protection tools.
Protect farmers' access to essential crop protection tools.
Occurrences
Evidence
Senator Marshall said the EPA Transparency for Agriculture Products Act would keep the EPA from overregulating essential pesticides. The release quotes him saying farmers need “critical crop protection tools like glyphosate” and describes the bill as intended to ensure continued access to crop protection tools.
Congress.gov shows Sen. Marshall introduced S.2472 on 07/25/2023 and that it was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, with the bill status listed as Introduced.
Congress.gov shows Sen. Marshall introduced S.1999 on 06/09/2025 and that it was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, with the bill status listed as Introduced.
The bill page shows Sen. Marshall as sponsor, introduced on 2025-06-09, with the only recorded action being referral to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the tracker states the bill status is Introduced.
Assessments
Marshall clearly worked on this promise, including a 2022 bill framed as protecting access to crop-protection products and later Senate bills such as S.2472 on July 25, 2023 and S.1999 on June 9, 2025. But the cited official congressional records show those measures stalled at introduction and committee referral, with no enacted federal change demonstrating that he actually delivered the promised protection of farmers' access to essential crop-protection tools. Under the scoring rule, a serious legislative attempt without the promised outcome counts as never, with effort credit.
Marshall made serious federal legislative attempts to protect farmers' access to crop protection tools, including introducing related bills in 2022, 2023, and again in 2025. However, the cited measures did not advance beyond introduction/referral, and the evidence does not show enactment, regulatory change, or another completed federal outcome that actually protected access to those tools. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered despite material effort, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.