Modernize federal farm loan programs to help beginning farmers access land and expand operations.

Don Bacon · Nebraska · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 2.00 extraction confidence 95%

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

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Occurrences

included all six of Rep. Bacon's key farm bill priorities

The source says Bacon's farm bill priorities were included in a bill, but does not specify a new promise beyond prior legislative priorities already captured elsewhere.

Agriculture | U.S. Representative Don Bacon
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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Senate Agriculture Chairman Boozman said a Senate version was still needed after House passage of Farm Bill 2.0.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the May 6-June 4 lookback window, the Senate Agriculture chairman treated the farm bill as pending Senate work, so the farm-loan modernization provisions had not yet become enacted federal policy.

unresolved same_term

Chairman Boozman Leads Committee in Examining Solutions for a Reliable and Affordable Supply of Fertilizer
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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The Senate Agriculture Committee page says it is still in the process of reauthorizing the farm bill.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current Senate farm-bill page indicates reauthorization remains in process, supporting an unresolved rather than delivered outcome as of June 4, 2026.

unresolved same_term

The Farm Bill
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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House Roll Call 154 lists H.R. 7567 as passed, 224-200; Don Bacon of Nebraska voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bacon voted for House passage of the farm bill containing relevant credit provisions. This is substantial one-chamber progress, but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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The report describes Title V credit provisions: reduced experience requirements, updated loan limits, and a farm ownership loan pre-approval pilot.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House-reported farm bill includes policy text matching the promise: easier beginning-farmer eligibility, updated loan limits, and faster FSA farm ownership loan approval.

partial same_term

H. Rept. 119-620: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Under Title V-Credit, the tally lists H.R. 4156, Bacon's Support for Ownership and Investment in Land Act.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Agriculture Committee marker-bill list ties Bacon's SOIL Act directly to the credit title of the 2026 farm bill.

partial same_term A for effort

FFNS26 Marker Bill Tally by Title
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Bacon's office said he voted to advance H.R. 7567 and that H.R. 4156 was included as a priority.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bacon took concrete committee action and his office identified the SOIL Act as a farm-loan modernization priority included in the committee-passed farm bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Bacon Secures Six Priorities Included in Farm Bill Advancing Out of Committee | U.S. Representative Don Bacon
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Bacon's office said H.R. 4156 would let FSA create a farm loan pre-approval process for beginning farmers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bacon introduced specific legislation aimed at the promised modernization, but introduction alone did not deliver the policy.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Bacon Reintroduces Landmark Legislation to Strengthen America's Agricultural Security and Support Beginning Farmers
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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Congress.gov lists Bacon as sponsor; latest standalone action was referral to the House Agriculture Committee on June 26, 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The standalone SOIL Act remained at referral status rather than enacted, so delivery depends on unresolved broader farm-bill action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.4156 - Support for Ownership and Investment in Land Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Assessments

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

Bacon sponsored the SOIL Act, secured its inclusion as a credit-title priority in the House farm bill, and voted for House passage of H.R. 7567, whose Title V provisions match the promised farm-loan modernization for beginning farmers. However, the relevant provisions had not been enacted into federal law as of June 4, 2026; the Senate still treated farm-bill reauthorization as pending. This warrants partial credit for substantial same-term legislative advancement, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%