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 […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.19
September 19, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Congress currently has less than a week of days where both chambers are in session to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) in order to avoid a government shutdown. In the House, members of the Main Street Caucus and House Freedom Caucus came together on a short-term funding […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.12
September 12, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations The House returns this week from recess, and with both chambers in session, appropriations will be the main focus for the remainder of the month. The Senate returned to Washington last week, and the Appropriations Committee released a statement indicating the plan for floor action on all appropriations […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 9.5
September 5, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations This week, the Senate is back in session, with the House returning on September 12. As both chambers resume, they will be up against a tight September 30 deadline to pass all 12 appropriations bills or a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded and […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 8.2
August 2, 2023 Contents The TAG newsletter will be on pause during August recess. The newsletter will be back in your inbox on September 5, 2023. What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations Last week, the House Rules Committee convened on the FY24 Agriculture FDA Appropriations bill to determine which of the more than 180 amendments would be […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.25
July 25, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Appropriations The House Appropriations Committee has passed their Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration FY24 legislation out of committee with major cuts to spending included. The deadline to file amendments on the bill was last week, with over 150 amendments being submitted. Some of the amendments submitted included […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.18
July 18, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a dear colleague letter for the work period leading up to August recess. In the letter, he asked that Senators “institute common-sense farm policy,” and also raised the farm bill in returning remarks after the Fourth of July recess. The […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 7.11
July 11, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Farm Bill Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) hosted the first of his Regional Agricultural Roundtables on farm bill priorities on Friday July 7 in Jackson, Mississippi. Congressman Thompson is the Chair of the new Agriculture and Nutrition Task Force, a group that was formed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries […]
