Missouri’s farmers and ranchers don’t ask for much, just a level playing field, certainty to plan for the future, and a government that gets out of the way... and with the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, we did exactly that.
Deliver certainty, a level playing field, and a government that gets out of the way for Missouri farmers and ranchers.
Occurrences
Deliver certainty, a level playing field, and a government that gets out of the way for Missouri farmers and ranchers.
Evidence
Apr 30, 2026, 11:14 AM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session ... Vote Question: On Passage ... Farm, Food, and National Security Act ... Status: Passed ... yea: 224, nay: 200.
H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 ... ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture on March 5, 2026 ... Chairman Jason Smith ...
Missouri’s farmers and ranchers don’t ask for much, just a level playing field, certainty to plan for the future, and a government that gets out of the way. ... with the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, we did exactly that. ... Republicans delivered roughly 80% of the Farm Bill. That includes $56 billion for Title I farm programs and $6 billion for crop insurance ...
They expand investments in rural communities, bring science-backed management back to our national forests, and restore regulatory certainty in the interstate marketplace. ... April 30, 2026 ... The House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.
Assessments
Jason Smith materially advanced the promised farm-policy agenda in his current federal term through committee action and House passage of the 2026 Farm, Food, and National Security Act, and his own office described the measure as delivering certainty, regulatory relief, and major farm-program support. That is meaningful progress toward the promise for Missouri farmers and ranchers, but the record provided does not show full, final delivery of the broad pledge, so this is partial rather than complete fulfillment.
The promise is broad but outcome-oriented: provide certainty, a level playing field, and less burdensome government for Missouri farmers and ranchers. Evidence shows Smith materially advanced this agenda during his term through major farm-bill work and House passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, with provisions framed as increasing regulatory certainty and farm-program support. However, the record provided does not show full enactment into law or a clearly completed federal outcome that definitively delivered the full promise. Because there was substantial legislative progress and House passage under Smith's leadership, but not conclusive final delivery, the best judgment is partial fulfillment in the same term.