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 […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.23
January 23, 2023 Contents Big Picture Overview Farm Bill On the Farm Bill front, House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, along with a bipartisan group of nine Members of Congress, held the year’s first Farm Bill listening session in Pennsylvania. Stakeholders from across the food and agricultural supply chain discussed a variety of issues they would […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 1.9
January 9, 2023 Contents Big Picture Overview Congress After 15 rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House early Saturday morning, the first step in moving forward with business of the 118th Congress. Next, the House must pass the rules package, which puts forth procedure for how Republicans will conduct business. […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 12.19
December 19, 2022 Contents Big Picture Overview Late Monday, Congressional leadership released an omnibus package for FY2023 funding. For agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies, the bill included $25.480 billion in discretionary funding. In the nutrition space, the summer EBT program would become permanent, providing up to $40 a month per child. In addition, […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 12.12
December 12, 2022 Contents Meet Team Torrey Team Torrey Welcomes Jacqueline Muhammad Torrey Advisory Group (TAG) is proud to add Jacqueline Muhammad to the policy team as a director of government affairs. Jacqueline joins the firm with nearly a decade of experience specializing in agriculture and food policy, capacity building, and campaign management. Read more […]
