As the Congressman for the Big First, I am hyper-focused on crop insurance, oversight, trade, and trade promotion when reauthorizing the next Farm Bill.
Will focus on crop insurance, oversight, trade, and trade promotion while reauthorizing the next Farm Bill.
Occurrences
Evidence
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H.R.8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, was sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Latest action: House - 05/24/2024 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 21. The tracker lists the bill status as Introduced, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment shown.
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The bill text includes TITLE III--TRADE; SEC. 3104. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS; OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION; SEC. 3201. AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROMOTION AND FACILITATION; and TITLE XI--CROP INSURANCE, including crop-insurance provisions such as a Specialty Crop Advisory Committee and supplemental coverage enhancements.
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Section 102 is titled EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS. It states that authorities provided by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and provisions amended by that Act, as in effect on September 30, 2023, shall continue until the later of September 30, 2024, or the date specified in the relevant provision.
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H.R.7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, was introduced on 02/13/2026 by Rep. Glenn Thompson and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Congress.gov lists the latest action as referral to the committee and the tracker status as Introduced, with later steps of Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law not completed.
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The page lists Tracey Mann as a majority member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 118th Congress and 119th Congress. It describes committee jurisdiction as including agriculture, crop insurance and soil conservation, agricultural production, and related policy areas; it also lists Mann as chair of the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry subcommittee in the 118th Congress.
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The page states that the subcommittee's jurisdiction includes policies and statutes related to foreign agricultural assistance and trade promotion, and related oversight. It lists Tracey Mann among the majority members in the 118th Congress and 119th Congress.
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Roll Call 154 lists H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act, as passed 224-200; Mann, Republican of Kansas, voted Yea.
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The Senate Agriculture business-meeting record lists S. ____, Agricultural Act of 2026, as not agreed to by roll-call vote, 10-11.
Assessments
The promised outcome was tied to reauthorizing the next federal Farm Bill while focusing on crop insurance, oversight, trade, and trade promotion. Mann materially worked toward that goal through relevant House Agriculture Committee roles and by supporting House farm-bill efforts that contained those policy areas, including voting for House passage of H.R. 7567 in 2026. But the evidence shows the Farm Bill had not cleared Congress or become law as of September 1, 2026, with the Senate committee vehicle failing to advance. Because the reauthorization remains pending rather than enacted, the promise is not fully delivered, but Mann made serious legislative efforts toward it.
The core promised outcome was to advance the next Farm Bill reauthorization while focusing on crop insurance, oversight, trade, and trade promotion. Mann had relevant Agriculture Committee roles and the 2024 House Agriculture Committee farm bill addressed those policy areas, supporting meaningful effort. But the 2024 bill did not pass the House or become law, the 2018 Farm Bill was only extended, and the 2026 farm bill effort remains introduced/referred rather than enacted as of July 1, 2026. Because Mann remains in office and the 119th Congress farm bill process is still pending, the final outcome is unresolved rather than delivered.