Spartz Calls on Senate to Lower Costs for Farmers and Consumers - Not Protect Big Ag

August 3, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (IN-05) sent a letter to the Senate Agriculture Committee urging senators to include her bipartisan Farm Bill affordability amendment in the final legislation. Rep. Spartz’s amendment would exempt large farm tractors, combines, and sprayers from burdensome EPA emissions regulations that have increased equipment costs, caused costly repair delays, created fire hazards, and driven up grocery prices. The amendment would make farm machinery more affordable, help protect small family farms from bankruptcy and consolidation, and lower costs for American consumers. “American farmers are being crushed by rising input costs while families continue to pay more at the grocery store,” Rep. Spartz said. “Congress should be removing unnecessary burdens — not adding them. The Senate now has a choice: stand with American farmers and consumers by lowering costs, or stand with Big Ag and the special interests that benefit from regulations driving consolidation and higher costs.” Rep. Spartz’s amendment passed the House on a bipartisan basis and is the only Farm Bill provision specifically aimed at reducing farmers’ input costs. It has also been endorsed by the Indiana Farm Bureau and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). See Rep. Spartz’s letter to the Senate Agriculture Committee here.