Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 12.5

December 5, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  Floor Updates  This week, both chambers will be in session with limited legislative days until the end of the year. Last week, the House voted to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY), making this the sixth time in history that a lawmakers was removed from Congress. This brings […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 11.28

November 28, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  Appropriations Congress reconvenes this week after their recess period for the Thanksgiving holiday. To recap, a Continuing Resolution (CR) has been passed that extends funding through January 19 for appropriations pertaining to agriculture; energy and water; military construction and Veterans Affairs; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 11.14

November 14, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  Appropriations Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled his proposal for a Continuing Resolution (CR) since current levels of funding are set to expire this Friday. This CR would take a two-tiered approach; the first tranche would extend funding through January 19th for appropriations bills pertaining […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 11.7

November 7, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  Appropriations With just ten days left before the current continuing resolution expires, both chambers continued to make progress on the appropriations process last week . The Senate passed their minibus package with a vote of 82-15, which included MilCon-VA, Agriculture-FDA, and Transportation-HUD. Out of the 40 amendments […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 10.31

October 31, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  Speaker Updates The House is back to legislative business after electing a new Speaker, Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA), last week. The Congressman has been in office since 2017 and previously served as the vice chairman of the House Republican Conference and chairman of the Republican Study Committee. […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 10.24

October 24, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  House Speaker Race This week marks the third week without a House Speaker. After losing three rounds of voting, Rep. Jim Jordan withdrew his name from the Speaker race. At this time, nearly 10 candidates have emerged including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and GOP Conference […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 10.17

October 17, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Be sure to check out Torrey Advisory Group’s October Insight, where Vice President Katie Naessens discusses the future of this year’s Farm Bill and its current state of play. Read it here. Congress  House Speaker Elections Late last week, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) withdrew his […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 10.10

October 10, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  House Speaker Elections Following the passage of a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a motion to vacate Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The motion passed with just eight Republicans joining all House Democrats in ousting Kevin McCarthy as Speaker.  Following the […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 10.3

October 3, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching The Torrey Advisory Group team extends our deepest condolences to the loved ones, colleagues, and staff of Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA).  Congress  Appropriations Congress narrowly avoided a shutdown this weekend, passing the House version of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded until November 17. The […]

Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.26

September 26, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress  Appropriations This week will be the final opportunity for Congress to pass a legislative vehicle to avoid a government shutdown once the new fiscal year begins on October 1. Over the weekend, the House Rules Committee met to determine the terms for moving forward on four appropriations […]