Work hard to protect the livelihood of farmers and ranchers throughout rural Colorado.

Jeff Hurd · Colorado · Republican

policy impact 0.67 specificity 0.58 extraction confidence 90%

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Occurrences

Jeff will work hard to protect the livelihood of farmers and ranchers throughout rural Coloradono matter the size, and whether theyre first-generation or legacy producers.

Commits to supporting farmers and ranchers.

Issues — Jeff Hurd for Colorado
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Evidence

Congress.gov records H.R.1 as becoming Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. CRS summary says Title I extends 2018 farm bill programs, raises ARC/PLC reference prices, expands base acres, extends PLC and ARC through crop year 2031, and funds USDA research, specialty crop, animal health, sheep, wool, and conservation programs.

A major enacted law in Hurd's term included agricultural income-support, crop, livestock, conservation, and research provisions relevant to farmers and ranchers.

partial same_term

H.R.1 - 119th Congress: Public Law No. 119-21 summary and actions
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The Clerk records Roll Call 190 on July 3, 2025, on concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R.1. The motion passed 218-214, and Hurd of Colorado voted Aye.

Hurd voted for final House passage of the enacted reconciliation law containing farm-bill and USDA agriculture provisions.

partial same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 190, H.R. 1
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2316 as sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hurd, passed by the House by voice vote, passed the Senate by unanimous consent, and became Public Law 119-40 on November 25, 2025. CRS says it delays availability of Wildlife Restoration Fund interest until FY2033 for state wildlife conservation and restoration programs.

Hurd enacted a conservation law, but its direct connection is habitat and wildlife restoration rather than explicit farm or ranch livelihood protection.

partial same_term

H.R.2316 - Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists H.R.3857 as sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hurd, introduced June 10, 2025, reported by the Natural Resources Committee on September 15, 2025, and placed on the Union Calendar. The policy area is Water Resources Development.

Hurd advanced a water forecasting bill relevant to agricultural water planning, but it had not become law as of the available record.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.3857 - Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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The reported text of H.R.3857 would reauthorize and update snowpack measurement and integrated modeling, including water supply forecasts, interstate water management decisions, and authorization of $6.5 million for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031.

The bill text shows a concrete water-management effort that could benefit rural Colorado agricultural producers dependent on snowpack and water forecasts.

partial same_term A for effort

Text of H.R.3857 - Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Congress.gov lists H.R.3901 as sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hurd, introduced June 11, 2025, and referred to the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee on June 13, 2025. Its status remained Introduced.

Hurd introduced permitting legislation related to Clean Water Act jurisdictional determinations, a regulatory issue that can affect rural land and water users, but it had not advanced to enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.3901 - Jurisdictional Determination Backlog Reduction Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 76%

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The bill text directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Corps of Engineers, to eliminate backlogs of Clean Water Act section 404 permit applications and jurisdictional determination requests existing as of June 5, 2025.

The text documents a concrete regulatory-backlog proposal that may help agricultural producers and rural landowners, though it was not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.3901 - Jurisdictional Determination Backlog Reduction Act | Congress.gov
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Hurd's official statement says agricultural producers in his district operate on tight margins in volatile global markets, and retaliatory tariffs add pressure to exports and supply chains. He framed his H.J.Res.72 vote as defending Western and Southern Colorado from unpredictable trade policy.

Hurd publicly tied his tariff vote to protecting agricultural producers from export and supply-chain pressure.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Jeff Hurd Releases Statement on H.J.Res.72
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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.72 as passed by the House on February 11, 2026, by a 219-211 vote, then received in the Senate and referred to the Finance Committee on February 12, 2026. The measure had not become law in the available record.

The anti-tariff effort Hurd supported passed the House but remained unresolved in the Senate, so it shows effort rather than completed policy delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

H.J.Res.72 - Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Hurd took same-term federal actions tied to rural agriculture, including voting for enacted H.R.1 provisions extending and expanding farm-bill income support, crop, livestock, conservation, and USDA programs. He also sponsored or supported water forecasting, Clean Water Act permitting, conservation, and tariff-related measures relevant to farmers and ranchers. However, the strongest Hurd-specific measures were mostly not enacted, and his role in the major enacted agriculture package was a vote rather than authorship or primary sponsorship. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery of the broad livelihood-protection promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%