Crawford will continue fighting for advanced PLC payments and payment limitation relief.

I am still fighting for advanced PLC payments and payment limitation relief

He commits to keep pushing for advanced PLC payments and relief from payment limits.

Rep. Crawford Statement on House Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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I also support exploring other avenues for additional direct assistance

He endorses looking for more direct aid for producers beyond the bill.

Rep. Crawford Statement on House Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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Which is why I am still fighting for advanced PLC payments and payment limitation relief, while also remaining supportive of exploring other avenues for additional direct assistance.

Crawford says he is still fighting for advanced PLC payments and payment limitation relief, and supporting other direct assistance options for producers.

Congressman Crawford Votes To Advance the 2026 Farm Bill Out of Committee | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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That is why I introduced the Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities Act to help farmers and the rural communities that rely on the business of agriculture to bridge the gap from the current desperate situation to the updated safety net. My bill gives producers the option to receive half their PLC and ARC payment months before the October payment date and it suspends payment limitations for a year.

Crawford reiterated his commitment to advance early PLC/ARC payments and suspend payment limits for farmers through his Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities Act.

Congressman Crawford Delivers Opening Remarks on the 2026 Farm Bill Markup | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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Crawford said the farm bill needs action because existing payment limitations prevent family farms from fully benefiting from the updated safety net. He said his Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities Act would let producers receive half of their PLC and ARC payment before the October payment date and suspend payment limitations for a year.

Shows Crawford actively advocating for the same PLC advance-payment and payment-limit relief described in the claim, including a specific legislative vehicle.

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Congressman Crawford Delivers Opening Remarks on the 2026 Farm Bill Markup | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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Crawford said he joined colleagues in passing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and noted that it included two of his own amendments. The same page shows he testified on April 28, 2026, on a farm bill amendment tied to the package.

Confirms continued farm-bill advocacy in the lookback window and that Crawford's amendments were included in the bill that passed the House.

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Press Releases | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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The House Agriculture Committee's section-by-section summary says Title I builds on higher reference prices and provides the agricultural safety net framework for ARC/PLC. It also states that one section increases a payment limit for fiscal years 2025 through 2031 to $200,000.

Official committee text shows the broader farm-bill package moving in Crawford's policy area, including payment-limit changes, though not a final enactment of his standalone ask.

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Section-by-Section for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
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Crawford said he joined colleagues in passing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and that the bill included two of his amendments. He also said the legislation was not sufficient for producers' immediate challenges and that he was still fighting for advanced PLC payments and payment limitation relief.

Official Crawford statement confirms continued advocacy but also confirms the advanced PLC/payment-limit promise was not fully delivered by the House-passed farm bill step.

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Rep. Crawford Statement on House Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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Crawford said he voted on the House Agriculture Committee to pass the 2026 Farm Bill out of committee, but said the bill would not be sufficient to meet immediate producer challenges and that he was still fighting for advanced PLC payments and payment limitation relief.

Shows serious same-term committee action and explicit continued pursuit of the promised relief, while acknowledging the committee bill did not itself satisfy the promise.

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Congressman Crawford Votes To Advance the 2026 Farm Bill Out of Committee | U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford
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Congress.gov lists H.R.7567 with latest action on 02/13/2026 as referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, status Introduced, and only two actions: introduced and referred. It does not show enactment, Senate passage, or presidential signature.

Official legislative status does not show final delivery of advanced PLC payments or payment limitation relief during the lookback; the underlying bill remains unresolved in this record.

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Actions - H.R.7567 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Congress.gov
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The H.R.7567 text includes payment-limit exceptions for a specialty crop emergency assistance framework, including a Secretary-set maximum not less than $900,000 for entities deriving at least 75 percent of average income from farming, ranching, or silviculture. A search of the bill text found no advanced PLC payment provision.

Bill text contains some payment-limit relief in adjacent agriculture programs but does not prove the promised advanced PLC/ARC payment relief was enacted or fully included.

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Text - H.R.7567 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Congress.gov
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The House Agriculture Committee section-by-section summary describes a specialty crop emergency assistance framework with payment caps, conservation payment limit increases, and advanced payments under the Emergency Conservation Program. It does not identify advanced PLC payments or a one-year suspension of PLC/ARC payment limitations.

Official committee summary shows partial movement on payment-limit and advance-payment concepts, but not full delivery of Crawford's specific advanced PLC/payment-limit relief commitment.

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Section-by-Section for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
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