I will continue to advocate for Black farmers and marginalized communities to advance food and agricultural equity.
Continue advocating for Black farmers and marginalized communities to advance food and agricultural equity.
Occurrences
Evidence
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"Today, I voted against H.R. 7567 — the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026." The office page also notes this April 30, 2026 statement as one of Beatty’s latest news items.
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Section 5109, "Heirs Property," reauthorizes the Heirs Property Intermediary Relending Program through 2031 and adds cooperative agreements for heirs property resolution through direct public interest legal services, including services for "underserved heir"s and socially disadvantaged groups.
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Roll Call 154 on Apr. 30, 2026 shows H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, passed the House, 224-200.
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Action Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Sewell, and Mrs. Beatty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture Full Title To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on ways to increase opportunities for 1890 Institutions to conduct educational programs and provide technical assistance with respect to issues relating to the transfer of agricultural land and assets, including heirs property, to the next generation of farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
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This package is cosponsored by Representatives Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Bennie Thompson (MS-02). Figures is joined by Congresswoman Beatty (OH-03) in introducing this bill, and it is included in the text of the 2026 Farm Bill.
Assessments
Beatty appears to have continued engaging on food and agriculture policy during her current House term, including a public April 30, 2026 statement and vote on the 2026 farm bill debate. That supports some continued advocacy for affected communities. But the record here does not show a clear Beatty-led enactment or a concrete delivered federal outcome for Black farmers and marginalized communities, and the cited heirs-property provisions were part of a broader bill she voted against rather than a result clearly attributable to her. That supports partial credit for ongoing advocacy, not full delivery.
Beatty showed same-term federal engagement on agricultural policy by publicly taking a position on H.R. 7567, the 2026 farm bill. The bill included heirs-property and socially disadvantaged group provisions relevant to Black farmers and marginalized landowners, but the provided evidence does not show that Beatty sponsored, wrote, secured passage of, or specifically advanced those equity provisions, and she voted against the bill overall. Because the promise was framed as continued advocacy rather than enactment, this supports some credit, but the record is not strong enough for full delivery of the specific Black-farmer and agricultural-equity advocacy claim.