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 […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.28
April 28, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress is moving forward with their FY 2027 spending bills, while also still working to address FY 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which is still in a shutdown. The House Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Subcommittee marked up and passed their FY 2027 bill (text can be found here, report language […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.21
April 21, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson (R-PA) has been working with Republican leadership to build momentum for a farm bill floor vote, likely expected the week of April 27 depending on other must-pass legislative priorities. Members of Congress will be allowed to submit amendments this week, which are posted via the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.14
April 14, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress The House and Senate return from their two-week recess period with a busy agenda ahead. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown has now hit the two-month mark, a plan is emerging to use reconciliation to fund ICE and CBP and the rest of DHS through a bipartisan funding bill. Senate Republicans will need to move quickly to put forward a FY27 […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.31
March 31, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress has recessed this week ahead of the Easter and Passover holidays but still have not yet come to an agreement on funding for the Homeland Security appropriations bill, despite an effort last week to move a compromise funding bill. While the negotiations have largely focused on funding for […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.24
March 24, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations The House and Senate appropriations processes for FY2027 continue to move forward, with most House Appropriations deadlines having wrapped up in mid-March. The Senate Appropriations Committee released their guidance and deadlines for FY2027 with most portals closing mid-April. This week, the House Ag-Appropriations Subcommittee, in addition to other […]