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 – 7.30
July 30, 2024 Contents The TAG Weekly Food and Agriculture Update will be on pause for the congressional August recess. We will resume the newsletter on Tuesday, September 10. What We’re Watching Congress Ending this work period a week early, the House officially adjourned for August recess on July 25. The Senate will be in […]
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 […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.9
January 9, 2024 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Update Congress returns in session this week as they face a January 19th deadline for the first tranche of appropriations bills, which includes the Agriculture-FDA; Energy and Water Development; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development funding levels. Just days before Congress returned […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 12.12
December 12, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Last week, the House Agriculture Committee held a Member Day hearing where any Member of Congress could submit testimony on issues within the Agriculture Committee’s jurisdiction. Topics ranged across the entire scope of the agriculture and food system, with multiple Members commenting on Inflation Reduction […]
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 […]
