Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.16
September 16, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations This week, Congress will have to negotiate and come to an agreement on a spending package to avoid a government shutdown on September 30. Members will be out of session next week for Rosh Hashana but could be called back in if a deal is not […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.9
September 9, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress only has until the end of the month to agree on a plan to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, but the path forward remains unclear. Complicating matters further is President Trump’s pocket recission package which would claw back nearly $5 billion in foreign […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.3
September 3, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Congress has returned from the month-long recess, and will face a lengthy agenda for September. The main priority will be passing an appropriations package, or an extension, to avoid a shutdown on September 30. Additionally, the House Agriculture Committee is set to introduce a skinny farm bill, […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.29
July 29, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching The TAG Weekly Update will be paused during August recess, and will resume when lawmakers return in September. Congress The House officially adjourned for recess last week, while the Senate is still in session through this week to wrap up legislative priorities and confirmations. It is unclear whether […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.22
July 22, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress This is the last week the House will be in session before the August recess, while the Senate will be in session next week to wrap up final priorities. Notably, President Trump has called on Republican Senators to stay through recess to complete nominations for a handful […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.15
July 15, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the FY26 Agriculture-FDA spending bill, which largely rejected cuts proposed by the Administration and the House. The bill provides $27.5 billion in discretionary funding for programs at USDA and FDA which is comparable to current funding levels at […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.8
July 8, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation On Thursday July 3, Congress officially passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through both chambers, and the bill was signed into law by President Trump on July 4. Passing the bill through the Senate proved to be a tumultuous process as Republican Senators spent a great deal […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.24
June 24, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation The Senate Agriculture portion of the reconciliation text is being reviewed by the Parliamentarian, who oversees reconciliation packages. This is a key administrative step in moving the entire bill forward. Notably, the Parliamentarian determined that the cost-share provision, which would move the cost of SNAP on to […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.17
June 17, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee released their text of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, about a week after the House passed their version. The Senate bill will cut spending for SNAP by $211 billion, which is less than the House version, and will use $67 billion […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.10
June 10, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Budget Reconciliation This week, the Senate will work through their version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” reconciliation package. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has given the GOP until the July 4 recess to get the bill through the Senate without changing it so much that […]