Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.9
April 9, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Congress returns this week from a two-week recess with a lengthy agenda of priorities that have been delayed due to the FY2024 appropriations process. The House is set to send articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to the Senate this week, which will […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.19
March 19, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress is staring down another funding deadline, with the State-Foreign Operations, Defense, Homeland Security, Labor-HHS, Legislative Branch and Financial Services-General Government bills expiring on Friday, March 22. These bills comprise about three-quarters of discretionary spending. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security held up the bill […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.12
March 12, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations On Friday evening, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $26.2 billion in funding for Ag-FDA. Negotiations on the remaining appropriations bills, which include the Labor-HHS and State and Foreign Affairs bills, are continuing as the March 22 deadline quickly approaches. Notably, […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.5
March 5, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Lawmakers released the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024 on Sunday afternoon, which includes funding for Ag-FDA, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water Development, Interior and Environment, MilCon-VA, and Transportation-HUD bills. Full bill text can be found here, and a summary can be found here. The House will vote […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.27
February 27, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress will reconvene this week with only a few days to avoid a partial government shutdown on March 1 and a full shutdown on March 8 if no spending agreement is reached. President Biden invited Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.13
February 13, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill In the House, conversations on Farm Bill are heating up, with House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson (R-PA) and Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) releasing dueling op-eds outlining their respective priorities and plans for the Farm Bill. Last Wednesday, Ranking Member Scott published a memo outlining the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.6
February 6, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Tax Package Passes House Last week, Republicans and Democrats in the House overwhelmingly voted to pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 – a tax package agreed upon by House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR). To recap, […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.30
January 30, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations This week, both the House and Senate are back in session to continue appropriations discussions, as well as consider a tax package and a proposal on the southern border. On the appropriations front, Senate and House Appropriations Chairs Patty Murray (D-WA) and Kay Granger (R-TX) announced […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.23
January 23, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress passed a third Continuing Resolution (CR) last week to extend government funding through March 1 for the Agriculture, Energy and Water, MilCon-VA, and Transportation-HUD spending bills and March 8th for all other federal agencies. The timing of the new CR could have an impact on […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.16
January 16, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Over the weekend, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) came to an agreement on a third Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open through early March. The CR again sets two funding deadlines, March 1 for the Agriculture, Energy […]
