Support legislation to protect family farmers from rising costs.

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and fellow Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in the introduction of the Farm and Family Relief Act.

Sorensen commits to backing legislation aimed at relieving rising costs for family farmers.

Agriculture | Representative Eric Sorensen
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Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and fellow Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in the introduction of the Farm and Family Relief Act.

Sorensen endorsed and joined the introduction of legislation aimed at relieving cost pressures on family farmers and working people.

Congressman Eric Sorensen Supports Farm and Family Relief Act to Protect Family Farmers from Rising Costs | Representative Eric Sorensen
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 517 on H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, as passed, 366 yeas to 34 nays. The roll call lists Rep. Eric Sorensen of Illinois as voting Yea.

Sorensen supported H.R.10545 on final House passage; the bill later became law and included agricultural economic assistance.

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Roll Call 517 | Bill Number: H.R.10545
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Congress.gov lists H.R.10545 as Became Law. Its summary says section 2102 requires USDA to make one-time economic assistance payments to producers of certain commodities when expected gross return per acre is less than expected cost of production; section 4101 extends 2018 farm bill programs.

The enacted law Sorensen voted for provided cost-of-production-based aid to agricultural producers and extended farm bill authorities, directly supporting farmers facing high costs.

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H.R.10545 - American Relief Act, 2025
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GovInfo bill text names Mr. Sorensen among the members introducing H.R.7206, the Farm and Family Relief Act. The bill would provide economic assistance payments to eligible commodity producers when expected gross return per acre is below expected cost of production.

In a later term, Sorensen joined introduction of a targeted farmer-relief bill tied explicitly to production costs, but the bill was only introduced/referred as of the assessment date.

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H.R.7206 - Farm and Family Relief Act
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GovInfo bill text shows Mr. Sorensen introduced H.R.8457, the Homegrown Fertilizer Act, to direct USDA to provide grants and loans to increase domestic fertilizer production for United States farmers. The bill prioritizes projects that reduce fertilizer prices or volatility important for farmers.

Sorensen sponsored later-term legislation aimed at lowering a major farm input cost, but it had not become law by June 1, 2026.

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BILLS-119hr8457ih.pdf
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Sorensen's office said he joined Ranking Member Angie Craig and Democratic Agriculture Committee members in introducing the Farm and Family Relief Act to provide targeted relief to family farmers and working people facing inflation and higher costs.

The member's official statement confirms the intended purpose of H.R.7206 was to lower costs and protect family farmers, supporting the promise as an effort in later federal service.

partial later_term A for effort

Congressman Eric Sorensen Supports Farm and Family Relief Act to Protect Family Farmers from Rising Costs | Representative Eric Sorensen
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