Pass bipartisan legislation as part of the Farm Bill to support research into the impact of livestock market consolidation on farmers, ranchers, and consumers.

Tina Smith · Minnesota · Democratic

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This bipartisan bill would uncover the impact of this consolidation on farmers and consumers and help us create the best possible solutions to fix the problem. I look forward to working with Senator Grassley and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass this legislation as part of the Farm Bill.

Smith committed to working with colleagues to pass bipartisan legislation in the Farm Bill that would research the effects of livestock market consolidation.

News - Senator Tina Smith
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Evidence

The bill page says H.R.2 'became Public Law No: 115-334' and 'has the status Became Law.' Searches on the page for 'livestock,' 'consolidation,' 'research,' and 'competition' returned no matches.

The 2018 Farm Bill became law, but the Congress.gov record available here does not show the specific livestock-consolidation research provision promised in the claim.

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Congress.gov - H.R.2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
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Public Law 119-37 is the 'Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026' and includes 'Division E—Extension of Agricultural Programs.'

By late 2025, Congress extended agricultural programs rather than enacting a new Farm Bill containing the requested livestock-consolidation research language.

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GovInfo - Public Law 119-37
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Assessments

never same_term

The promised outcome was enactment of bipartisan Farm Bill legislation supporting research on livestock market consolidation. The 2018 Farm Bill became law during Smith's time in office, but the provided Congress.gov evidence does not show the specific livestock-consolidation research provision in that enacted bill. Later evidence from November 12, 2025 shows Congress still had not enacted a new Farm Bill with that language, instead extending agricultural programs. On this record, the promised policy was not delivered, and there is not enough evidence here of a serious Smith-led legislative push that nearly succeeded to justify effort credit.

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