Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.21
July 21, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation & Appropriations The House Budget Committee released a third reconciliation package, which they marked up in the Budget Committee on Thursday, and expect to bring to the House floor next week for passage. The $95 billion package includes $12 billion for agricultural assistance along with funding for the conflict in Iran, intelligence, and for the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.14
July 14, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Congress returns this week from their Fourth of July recess with a lengthy agenda to work through before they adjourn again for the August recess. Members will be working through priority legislation, like the National Defense Authorization Act, a potential third reconciliation package, and nominations, as well as […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.30
June 30, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee released a discussion draft of their version of the 2026 Farm Bill. The bill excluded a number of controversial provisions, including year-round E15, disaster assistance for farmers, preemption of Prop 12, and the two-year delay to the SNAP cost-share that has long been seen as […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.23
June 23, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans have indicated that the Senate farm bill discussion draft will be released Tuesday, June 23 and are hoping to mark up the bill prior to the August recess. Notably, the Committee has shared that controversial provisions were left out of the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.16
June 16, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress After weeks of back and forth, Congress has passed a second reconciliation bill with $70 billion to fund ICE and Border Patrol. They will now continue their efforts to fully reauthorize FISA Section 702, which will continue to divert attention away from other pending priorities, like farm bill and appropriations. The House is in recess this […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.9
June 9, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 passed the House on a mostly party line vote of 213 – 210, with five Republicans voting no and four Democrats voting yes on the bill. Republicans who voted against the bill were Reps. […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.2
June 2, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Following the House passage of the Food, Farm, and National Security Act of 2026, the Senate is now looking for a path forward. In late May, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-AR) convened Senators to discuss their priorities and gauge support for the bill. […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.19
May 19, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill The Senate Agriculture Committee has announced that they are working through their version of farm bill text following the House passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-AR) will be holding a member-only meeting this week […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.12
May 12, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Congress recessed last week and has returned in session this week. Since the passage of the House Farm Bill, the Senate is looking to draft their own legislation in the coming weeks. Negotiations are expected around E15, the SNAP cost-share with states, and farmer economic […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.5
May 5, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill After a tense few days where the fate of a farm bill vote was in the balance, debate on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 began after 11 PM on April 29. During a three-hour, middle of the night session, amendments were offered, with debate continuing through the morning […]