Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Agriculture and Food
Alex Padilla
Democratic, California
On Agriculture and Food, the 40 measures they backed sit past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 0 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
40 measures · 12 sponsored · 28 cosponsored
Sits past the typical Democrat, on the far side from 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 −0.24
- 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.
Sponsored
Voice for Farm Workers Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519)
Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519)
COWS Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4520)
A resolution designating July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4391-4392)
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)
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Agricultural Biotechnology Coordination Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture and National Security Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A resolution designating July 2025 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5475; text: CR S5212)
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)
Smoke Exposure Research Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1745)
Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1706)
Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cosponsored
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
WINGS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Show the other 23 cosponsored measures
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act
Latest action, : Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
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.
Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Biobased Market Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Synthetic Biology Advancement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EATS Act of 2025
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.
Improving Access to Nutrition 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.
Honor Farmer Contracts 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)
Hot Foods Act of 2025
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.
Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
WEATHER Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.