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February 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), David Rouzer (NC-07), and House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15), alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and John Hoeven (R-ND), introduced legislation to move the administration of the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Issues:Agriculture
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February 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 to increase support for the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in international markets.

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energy
February 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act. The bill, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 226-188, prohibits any federal moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. The bill also stops future presidents from banning fracking without the consent of Congress. Rep. Mann released the following statement after the vote.

Issues:Energy
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February 7, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), alongside House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15), and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led 74 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act.

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February 6, 2025

MANHATTAN, KS – Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) announced his fourth annual 60 county Mann Listening Tour. Rep. Mann will host 21 town halls in Trego, Graham, Sheridan, Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace, Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Haskell, Grant, Kearny, Wichita, Logan, and Gove counties on Tuesday, February 18, Wednesday February 19, and Thursday, February 20. All town hall meetings are open to the public and media.

 

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February 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 27, the Halt All Legal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl and related substances as a Schedule I drug. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in 2023, 70% of overdose deaths in the U.S. involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl.

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January 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Following last night’s tragic plane crash of a flight that originated from Wichita, the Kansas Congressional delegation of Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids, and Ron Estes issued the following statement:

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January 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The bill, which Rep. Mann cosponsors, requires that health care practitioners exercise the same degree of care to preserve the life and health of a child who is born alive after surviving an attempted abortion. If signed into law, H.R.

Issues:Life
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January 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) announced his committee assignments for the 119th Congress. Rep. Mann will maintain his seats on the House Agriculture and the House Transportation & Infrastructure committees and maintain his role as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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January 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry and Representative Steve Womack (AR-03), Chairman of the Congressional Chicken Caucus, introduced legislation to protect poultry producers and consumers from a President Biden-era regulation that could put producers out of business and drive-up costs for consumers. The legislation prevents the U.S.