Expand access to capital for new producers.

Mike Flood · Nebraska · Republican

policy impact 0.66 specificity 0.81 extraction confidence 94%

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

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Some of my goals are ... expanding access to capital for producers just getting their start

Flood pledges to expand access to capital for beginning producers.

Getting to know Mike Flood – Nebraska Farm Bureau
primary · interview · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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Title V, Credit, would amend USDA farm loan law by increasing farm ownership loan limits from $600,000 to $850,000 and guaranteed ownership loans from $1,750,000 to $3,500,000; increasing operating loan limits from $400,000 to $750,000 and guaranteed operating loans from $1,750,000 to $3,000,000; raising microloans from $50,000 to $100,000; and extending beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts and loan fund set-asides through 2031.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): House farm bill text contains concrete capital-access expansions relevant to new and beginning producers, but the text shown is not enacted law by itself.

partial same_term

H.R. 7567 (RH) - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Flood said House-passed H.R. 7567 modernizes agriculture programs and includes “support for new, young, beginning, and veteran farmers transition to farming.” He said he looked forward to the framework moving to the Senate and ultimately reaching the President’s desk.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Flood publicly backed House passage of the farm bill containing beginning-producer support, but his own statement confirms further Senate and presidential action was still needed, so the commitment was only partially advanced as of the refresh date.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Flood Celebrates Farm Bill’s House Passage: 'The Farm Bill Not Only Modernizes Key Ag Programs, it Also Invests in the Future of Our Ag Economy’ | Congressman Mike Flood
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 83%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Flood materially advanced the promise during his federal House term by publicly supporting and voting for H.R. 7567, which contained relevant capital-access provisions for beginning and new producers, including higher USDA farm loan limits, larger microloans, and extensions of beginning farmer set-asides and development accounts. But House passage alone did not expand access in law; the measure still required Senate passage and presidential approval, and the provided record does not show enactment as of August 24, 2026. Because this was a serious same-term legislative attempt that had not delivered the promised outcome, the proper rating is never with an effort badge rather than delivered or partial.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%