That means: Good farm policy for our hard-working farmers and ranchers.
Support good farm policy for North Dakota farmers and ranchers.
Occurrences
Evidence
Hoeven said the Senate Agriculture Committee released a 2026 farm bill discussion draft and that it builds on farm safety net enhancements passed the prior year.
The senator said USDA's second round of disaster assistance payments came from ag disaster assistance funding he secured in December 2024.
Hoeven joined USDA Secretary Rollins to outline work to lower fertilizer prices and said he was working with Senate Agriculture leaders to expand farm assistance, crop and sugar support, and loan limits.
The official release title says the Senate Agriculture Committee released a 2026 farm bill and that it built on farm safety-net enhancements passed the previous year.
Vote 21 was on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642. The result was Conference Report Agreed to, 68-32. The roll call lists Hoeven (R-ND), Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.2642 as law, with latest action on 02/07/2014: Became Public Law No. 113-79. The subject policy area is Agriculture and Food.
Vote 259 was on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The roll call lists Hoeven (R-ND), Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.2 as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and shows latest action on 12/20/2018: Became Public Law No. 115-334.
Hoeven’s office said he joined USDA Secretary Rollins to outline work to lower fertilizer prices and was working on additional farm assistance, including expanded FBA coverage and higher farm loan limits.
Assessments
Hoeven promised broadly to support good farm policy for North Dakota farmers and ranchers. During his first Senate term after the 2010 election, he voted yes on the final conference report for H.R. 2642, the 2014 farm bill, which became Public Law 113-79 on February 7, 2014 and continued major federal agriculture programs. Later evidence also shows continued support for farm bills, disaster aid, producer assistance, and farm safety-net measures, but same-term enactment of the 2014 farm bill is enough to count the broad promise as delivered.
The promise was framed broadly as supporting favorable farm policy for North Dakota farmers and ranchers, not delivering one specific bill or program in his first Senate term. The evidence shows Hoeven continued to use his Senate office to advance that goal over later terms: he said he secured December 2024 agricultural disaster assistance funding that later produced USDA payments to producers, worked with Senate Agriculture leaders on expanded farm assistance and loan limits, and helped advance a 2026 farm bill discussion draft built on prior safety-net enhancements. Because the claim is about support and advocacy, these concrete actions are enough to count as fulfillment, but the main cited results came well after his initial 2011-2017 term.