Enhance USDA authority to mitigate flooding by using proven conservation tools and local expertise.

Mark B. Messmer · Indiana · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

This legislation enhances the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authority to mitigate flooding by using proven, cost-effective conservation tools and local expertise.

Messmer backed legislation to expand USDA flood-mitigation authority through conservation tools and local expertise.

Messmer Introduces the Restoring America’s Floodplains Act | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Selected Memorials Consensus Calendar Motions ... Roll Call 154 | Bill Number: H. R. 7567 ... Vote Question: On Passage Farm, Food, and National Security Act

The excerpt is a roll-call vote summary and contains no explicit promise from Mark B. Messmer.

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Flood mitigation, outdoor recreation enhancement, and land rehabilitation through the Restoring America’s Floodplains Act

Messmer highlighted support for a floodplain restoration measure aimed at flood mitigation and land rehabilitation.

Messmer Celebrates Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill in the House of Representatives | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Flood mitigation, outdoor recreation enhancement, and land rehabilitation through the Restoring America’s Floodplains Act

The statement references support for legislation aimed at flood mitigation and land rehabilitation through the Restoring America’s Floodplains Act.

Messmer Celebrates the 2026 Farm Bill | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Messmer announced the introduction of the Restoring America’s Floodplains Act, which enhances USDA’s authority to mitigate flooding by using proven, cost-effective conservation tools and local expertise.

He committed to expanding USDA flood-mitigation authority through the floodplains bill.

Latest News | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Evidence

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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7264, sponsored by Rep. Mark B. Messmer, was introduced on January 27, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture; the bill status is still listed as Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Messmer made a concrete legislative attempt to expand USDA floodplain-easement authority, but the measure has not advanced beyond introduction and committee referral.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.7264 - Restoring America’s Floodplains Act 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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In an April 30, 2026 press release, Messmer said he secured 'flood mitigation, outdoor recreation enhancement, and land rehabilitation through the Restoring America’s Floodplains Act' during Farm Bill negotiations, but the release does not show enactment of H.R. 7264 itself.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official messaging suggests the concept was treated as a negotiation win inside broader farm-bill work, but there is still no official sign the standalone USDA floodplain-authority bill became law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Messmer Celebrates Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill in the House of Representatives | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Date: Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 Time: 09:00am Location: 328A Russell Senate Office Building Legislation S. ___, Agricultural Act of 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the Senate Agriculture Committee scheduled a business meeting for the Agricultural Act of 2026, showing the broader farm-bill process remained active but still procedural rather than enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Business Meeting | Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
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SEC. 2603. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM. Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate farm-bill text contains an Emergency Watershed Program section, indicating continued legislative effort on USDA watershed/flood mitigation authority, but it is still bill text and not proof of enactment or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. ___, Agricultural Act of 2026
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Messmer made a concrete same-term legislative effort by sponsoring H.R. 7264, the Restoring America's Floodplains Act, and later claimed he secured related flood mitigation language during House Farm Bill negotiations. However, H.R. 7264 remains only introduced and referred to the House Agriculture Committee, and the broader Farm Bill evidence shows House passage rather than enactment into law. Because the promised USDA authority expansion has not yet become federal law or otherwise been implemented, but the legislative process appears still pending, the promise is not delivered yet rather than definitively failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%