Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.18
April 18, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Work requirements on social programs were center stage as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke at the New York City Stock Exchange regarding the upcoming debt ceiling vote. During his remarks, McCarthy mentioned the vote would be occurring in the “coming weeks.” He also noted that the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.28
March 28, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching This week, Members on Capitol Hill have a packed schedule of hearings, including the first of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill stakeholder hearings this Congress and several budget hearings with Biden administration officials, including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. A list of hearings pertinent to the food […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.21
March 21, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Waters of the United States This week, the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States rule is set to go into effect. In Congress, the House has passed a congressional review act resolution to overturn the rule, and the Senate is expected to vote on it this week. In the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.14
March 14, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching FY202 President’s Budget What is it? President Biden unveiled his 2024 budget, which is a nonbinding document that provides Congress with recommended spending levels for programs, projects, and activities that are funded through appropriations and other budgetary legislation. In short, it provides an outline of the current administration’s priorities. What […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.7
March 7, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching CONGRESS Waters of the United States This week, the House is expected to vote on a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Reports indicate that the House will likely pass the measure, setting up a vote in the Senate. However, if the measure passes […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.28
February 28, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released baseline projections that included an additional $17 billion in spending for farm conservation programs over 10 years as compared to the 10-year spending projection made in May 2022, and SNAP budget authority increases totaling $224 billion compared to the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.21
February 21, 2023 Contents CBO Baseline Projection Update What is it? The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) baseline score is an economic projection intended to show costs of federal programs under existing laws. How will Congress use it? The baseline score serves as a benchmark for the impacts of funding decisions and proposed legislation. Specifically, last week’s baseline report included two new […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.14
February 14, 2023 Contents Big Picture Overview Congressional Update This week, the House is in recess and the Senate is in session. Throughout the week, the Senate will focus on nominations as well as hearings. More details on hearings can be found in the “What We Are Watching” section below. The Congressional Budget Office is […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 2.7
February 7, 2023 Contents Big Picture Overview Congressional Update The House Appropriations Committee has named their full Member roster, including assignments to subcommittees. Click the highlighted links to view the Democratic roster and the Republican roster. House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson has scheduled an organizing meeting on February 8. And, the Chairman has announced a bipartisan listening […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.30
January 30, 2023 Contents Big Picture Overview Congressional Update Committee assignments for the 118th Congress continue to be announced in both chambers. Last week, House Ag Committee released their roster for the 118th Congress. For the full list of Republicans, click here. For the full list of Democrats, click here. The final count of seats on the […]
