Derrick Van Orden is committed to ensuring farmers and rural families have access to mental health and addiction support services.

Derrick Van Orden · Wisconsin · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 96%

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

Occurrences

I’m committed to ensuring our farmers and rural families have access to the support services they deserve, and I’m proud to help lead this bipartisan effort with my friend Congressman Joe Neguse.

Van Orden commits to expanding access to mental health and addiction care for farmers and rural families by leading the bipartisan bill effort.

Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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I’m committed to ensuring our farmers and rural families have access to the support services they deserve, and I’m proud to help lead this bipartisan effort with my friend Congressman Joe Neguse

Van Orden reiterated a commitment to ensure farmers and rural families have access to mental health and addiction support services while introducing bipartisan legislation on the issue.

Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers
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Evidence

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"In honor of National Ag Day, Congressman Derrick Van Orden joined Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, legislation aimed at improving access to mental health and addiction services for farmers and ranchers in rural communities." ... "I’m committed to ensuring our farmers and rural families have access to the support services they deserve, and I’m proud to help lead this bipartisan effort with my friend Congressman Joe Neguse," said Congressman Van Orden.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Van Orden publicly introduced legislation aimed at expanding mental health and addiction services for farmers and rural communities, and explicitly said he is committed to ensuring farmers and rural families have access to those support services.

partial same_term A for effort

Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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Van Orden joined Rep. Joe Neguse to introduce a bipartisan bill to improve access to mental health and addiction services for farmers and ranchers, and said he is committed to ensuring rural families have access to support services.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latest concrete official action found remains the March 25 introduction of legislation aimed at expanding mental health and addiction access for farmers and rural families. No enacted or implemented delivery is shown, so this supports partial credit rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers | Representative Derrick Van Orden
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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GovInfo bill text shows H.R. 8149 was introduced March 27, 2026 by Rep. Joe Neguse for himself and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, then referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill would require USDA/NIFA to study accessibility of addiction and mental health care providers and services for farmers and ranchers, examine rural barriers, identify best practices, assess telehealth and outreach options, recommend improvements, and authorize $1 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2029.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text confirms Van Orden took concrete legislative action aligned with the promise, but the text is an introduced bill requiring a study and recommendations rather than enacted or implemented service access.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8149 (IH) - Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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The bill record lists H.R. 8149 as introduced March 27, 2026 with Derrick Van Orden as the sole cosponsor and shows the latest activity as April 3, 2026 referral to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Its status remains in committee, with no floor passage, Senate passage, presidential action, or enactment shown.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest located legislative status, including sources crawled within the lookback window, shows the proposal remained in committee and had not delivered new or expanded access to mental health and addiction services by August 23, 2026.

never same_term A for effort

119-hr8149 Bill Details: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act
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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

Van Orden materially advanced the issue during his current House term by joining Rep. Joe Neguse on H.R. 8149, the Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, aimed at studying and improving access to mental health and addiction services for farmers and ranchers. However, the bill remained in committee after referral and there is no evidence it was enacted or that it implemented new access to services. Because this was a serious legislative effort but did not deliver the promised outcome, it is best scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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

Van Orden publicly introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to mental health and addiction services for farmers and rural families, which counts as a serious attempt, but the evidence does not show the promised access was actually delivered through enacted or implemented policy. That makes this an unmet promise with demonstrated effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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

Van Orden materially advanced the promise in the same federal House term by joining Rep. Joe Neguse in introducing H.R. 8149, the Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, to study and improve access to addiction and mental health care for farmers and ranchers. However, available status information shows the bill was introduced/referred to committee in March 2026, not enacted or implemented, so the promised access expansion has not been delivered. This supports partial credit for serious legislative effort, but not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%