Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Agriculture and Food
Michael F. Bennet
Democratic, Colorado
On Agriculture and Food, the 41 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat than the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 0 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
41 measures · 4 sponsored · 37 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat than the typical Republican.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.13
- Democratic caucus median −0.19, from 23 senators
- Republican caucus median −0.01, from 13 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
2 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Farmers’ Market Local Revitalization Act of 2026
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Small Farm Conservation Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Disaster Relief for Farmworkers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Show the other 1 sponsored measures
Hot Foods Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cosponsored
A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186; text: CR S5176)
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4392)
CHILE Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
FENCE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Show the other 32 cosponsored measures
A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Organic Science and Research Investment Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Strengthening Local Food Security Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4458)
A resolution recognizing 2026 as the "International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1093-1094)
Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA Association.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S716; text: CR S712)
A resolution supporting the designation of 2026 as the "International Year of the Woman Farmer" to recognize and honor the critical role of women in agriculture.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S397; text: CR S381)
Opportunities in Organic Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
ACE Agriculture Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
AGRITOURISM Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 5 through October 11, 2025, as "National 4-H Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6959; text: CR S6958)
Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Farmers First Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4954: 2; text: CR S4910: 1)
Restoring America’s Floodplains Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution designating March 27, 2025, as "National Women in Agriculture Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2099; text: CR S2099)
Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2025, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2965-2966; text: 03/26/2025 CR S1877-1878)
MATCH Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SOIL Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.