Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.29
September 29, 2026 The TAG Newsletter will be paused after this week until Congress reconvenes after the election in November. Contents What We’re Watching Congress The Senate remains in session, with hopes to adjourn for the month of October by the end of the week. The House has already left for the pre-election recess, teeing […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.22
September 22, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Following the August 6 Senate farm bill markup, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a business meeting last week to vote on the bill. With Senator Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) return to Capitol Hill last week after his absence since June, the Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans were […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.15
September 15, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Legislative Agenda Both chambers are in session this week. The House is set to adjourn afterward until the elections, while the Senate remains in session for three more weeks. A Continuing Resolution (CR) was enacted to fund the government through December 11, averting the risk of a shutdown before the midterm elections. Additional legislative action before the midterm election will almost certainly be limited, creating a long list of […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.1
September 1, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress The House returns this week in session after being adjourned since July 23, while the Senate remains in recess until September 14. Members of both Chambers will be out of session next week for the Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah recess. Appropriations The main priority for the House this week will be […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.28
July 28, 2026 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation / Budget The House recessed last week after passing a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through December 4 and narrowly approved a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill. Both measures face uncertain paths in the Senate given partisan disputes over spending, policy riders, and election-related provisions. For agriculture and food stakeholders, the bigger […]
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 […]