Exempt off-road farm equipment from burdensome emissions regulations.

The Farm Equipment Safety Act would exempt off-road farm equipment from burdensome emissions regulations that have increased costs and complexity for producers, making it easier and more affordable for farmers to operate and maintain the equipment essential to their work.

Committed to removing emissions rules for off-road farm equipment.

Spartz Introduces Bills to Reduce Costs for Farmers and Consumers | Representative Victoria Spartz
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AMENDMENT TO RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 119–22 OFFERED BY MRS. SPARTZ OF INDIANA ... EXEMPTION OF FARM EQUIPMENT FROM CLEAN AIR ACT EMISSION STANDARDS ... The standards under this section shall not apply to new or in use agricultural tractors ... or self-propelled agricultural equipment used to spray, fertilize, or harvest covered commodities.

Spartz offered an amendment to exempt agricultural tractors and certain self-propelled farm equipment from Clean Air Act emission standards.

SPARTZ_031_xml%20-%20Farm%20Equipment260422112232452.pdf
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The House office says Spartz’s amendment to exempt large farm tractors, combines, and sprayers from unreasonable EPA emissions standards passed the House on a bipartisan basis and was included in the final passage of the Farm Bill.

Concrete House movement toward the promised farm-equipment exemption; this shows advancement but not enactment into law.

partial same_term A for effort

Spartz Amendment to Make Farming and Food More Affordable Passes House | Representative Victoria Spartz
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The Clerk’s roll call records Spartz of Indiana as the amendment author; vote 152 on agreeing to Amendment No. 49 was agreed to, 215 yeas to 213 nays.

Official vote record confirming the amendment cleared the House floor.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The amendment text would add a Clean Air Act exemption for agricultural tractors and for self-propelled agricultural equipment used to spray, fertilize, or harvest covered commodities.

This is the exact policy change Spartz pushed; it shows the substance of the promise, though not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

SPARTZ_031_xml%20-%20Farm%20Equipment260422112232452.pdf
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EPA's heavy-equipment nonroad diesel page says the regulations cover farm tractors and other agricultural equipment and that EPA has adopted multiple tiers of emission standards, including Tier 4 standards.

Current EPA guidance still describes emissions rules applying to farm tractors and agricultural equipment, so the promised broad exemption was not in effect at this source's last update.

never same_term

Regulations for Emissions from Heavy Equipment with Compression-Ignition (Diesel) Engines | US EPA
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The eCFR version current to June 29, 2026 says Part 1039 applies to new compression-ignition nonroad engines, subject to specified exclusions, and includes post-2014 exhaust-emission standards.

The current regulatory text still contains nonroad diesel-engine emission requirements rather than a farm-equipment exemption enacted by Congress.

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40 CFR Part 1039 -- Control of Emissions from New and In-Use Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines
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The amendment text would create a Clean Air Act exemption for agricultural tractors and self-propelled agricultural equipment used to spray, fertilize, or harvest covered commodities.

This directly matches the promised policy and shows concrete legislative effort by Spartz, but proposed amendment text alone is not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

SPARTZ_031_xml - Farm Equipment
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The Clerk records Roll Call 152 on H.R. 7567 as agreeing to Spartz of Indiana's Part B Amendment No. 49, 215 ayes to 213 noes.

Official House vote data confirms Spartz's farm-equipment exemption amendment passed the House floor, supporting an effort badge but not completed delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The Clerk records Roll Call 154 on passage of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, as passed by the House, 224 yeas to 200 nays.

The House passed the broader bill after adopting Spartz's amendment, showing meaningful advancement in the same term, but House passage is not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 154
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Congress.gov's tracker for H.R. 7567 shows the legislative path through Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law, but does not mark the bill as law.

The official bill-status page does not show final enactment of the farm-bill vehicle containing the exemption, so the promise was not fully delivered.

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H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov states enacted bills appear on the public-laws list after NARA assigns public-law numbers; the displayed 119th Congress list does not include H.R. 7567 or the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.

No public-law listing was found for the farm-bill vehicle or Spartz exemption, supporting a finding of non-delivery as of the assessment date.

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Public Laws - 119th Congress | Congress.gov
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