Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.9
May 9, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Debt Ceiling Debate Continues House and Senate leadership are set to meet with President Biden today (5/9) regarding legislative action to address the looming debt default . This meeting comes after 43 Senate Republicans signed a letter calling for budget reform and spending cuts, echoing the same message as […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.2
May 2, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Last week, the House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act by a vote of 217-215. The $4.5 trillion GOP bill would increase the debt limit until March 2024 while cutting federal spending by tens of billions of dollars. The legislation would expand SNAP work requirements for adults as old […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.25
April 25, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress The House is set to vote this week on a $4.5 trillion GOP bill, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, that would raise the debt limit into 2024 while cutting federal spending by tens of billions of dollars. The legislation would expand SNAP work requirements for adults as old as 55, currently set […]
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 […]
