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 […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 6.3
June 3, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation Congress returns this week from the Memorial Day recess and all eyes are on the Senate as they begin working through the House passed reconciliation package. In addition to tax cuts and funding for boarder security, the reconciliation package includes changes to Medicaid in the form […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.20
May 20, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Budget Reconciliation Last week, the House held markups in the Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Agriculture Committees as the next step in the reconciliation process. The House Agriculture Committee held its markup over Tuesday and Wednesday, with Republicans largely providing short remarks indicating their support […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.13
May 13, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Budget Reconciliation Three key markups of reconciliation packages will take place this week – Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce. For the agriculture bill, debate over the scale and scope of the spending cuts delayed the bill’s markup, but the Committee is now moving full […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.29
April 29, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation Congress returns this week after a two-week recess and next steps for reconciliation will be the top legislative priority. On Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had a meeting in the Oval Office to discuss a path forward on the reconciliation package. The Speaker has said that […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.8
April 8, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Budget Reconciliation Over the weekend, the Senate passed an amended version of their budget resolution. It is currently in the House, where it has received pushback from some of the House Freedom Caucus members. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is looking for the House Rules Committee to adopt […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.1
April 1, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Reconciliation Republican leadership has publicly shared their desire to come together and move forward a budget resolution during this work period. The House and Senate do not have to pass identical budget resolutions to start the reconciliation process, and as long as the resolutions do not contradict […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.25
March 25, 2025 Contents What We’re Watching Congress This week, Congress is returning from recess and will turn their focus toward Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations and a reconciliation package. Notably, Politico Morning Agriculture reported that when some Republican lawmakers returned to their home states and districts, they participated in public events where they faced criticism […]