U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) fought to include several Iowa-focused priorities in the recently approved Farm Bill to support farmers, strengthen rural communities, and lower costs.
“Agriculture is the backbone of Iowa, and right now our farmers are hurting — higher input costs, tighter margins, and more uncertainty are squeezing producers,” Rep. Hinson said last week. “That’s why I fought tooth and nail to make sure this Farm Bill delivers for Iowa.”
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 voted to approve the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, H.R. 7567, commonly known as the Farm Bill, which reauthorizes through fiscal year 2031 and modifies numerous U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs.
Rep. Hinson said the measure stops “out-of-touch activists from dictating how Iowa farmers do their jobs and driving up costs for pork producers — alongside my PRECISE Act to help farmers cut inputs and get more out of every acre.”
The congresswoman in November 2025 sponsored the bipartisan Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment (PRECISE) Act, H.R. 6143, with lead original cosponsor U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) to expand access to precision agriculture tools through USDA conservation programs, helping farmers reduce input costs, improve efficiency, and get more out of every acre. The bill is included in the 2026 Farm Bill.
“In addition to securing a vote on the bipartisan Farm Bill today after many in my own party tried to delay it, the entire Iowa delegation worked to ensure a vote on nationwide, year-round E15 ASAP,” she added. “Our producers have waited long enough; it’s time to deliver the certainty they deserve.”
Other bills supported by Rep. Hinson that made it into the House-approved Farm Bill include: the bipartisan Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act, H.R. 4134, which she sponsored with cosponsor U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL) last June to support conservation practices that strengthen flood mitigation efforts to protect farmland and rural infrastructure; and the Save Our Bacon Act, H.R. 4673, which she sponsored in July 2025 alongside 18 Republican original cosponsors to push back on California’s Prop 12 overreach by ensuring Iowa pork producers are not subject to costly, out-of-state mandates that disrupt interstate commerce and drive up food prices.
Additionally, the Farm Bill includes provisions inspired by Rep. Hinson’s efforts to bolster American agriculture supply chains and reduce reliance on foreign adversaries, her staff said.