Tag: Farm Bill

Farm Bill Fails – May Be Considered in September

Posted on
by LICA-National

The Senate Agriculture Committee was unable to advance Farm Bill 2.0 to the full Senate prior to recess when the bill failed to get enough support on a partisan vote. Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) said he plans to resume his committee's markup of the bill within a day or so of lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill next month. All committee Democrats, led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, voted against the bill and, with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) not present and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) home recuperating from a fall, Republicans didn't have the necessary votes. Opposition to a deal offered by Republicans to extend state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program compliance requirements for one year was not supported by Democrats who want at least a two-year delay to give states time to get their error rates down and grapple with budget changes.


View More →

Senate Farm Bill May Be Addressed This Week – E15 Extension Likely to be Included – EQIP Funding Slashed

Posted on
by LICA-National

The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to take up the Senate version of the farm bill on Thursday, August 6. A draft bill has made available for review by committee members and outside groups. The two key issues that have slowed action in the Senate - the authorization of year-round, voluntary sales of E15, and a one-year delay before certain states must begin sharing the benefit costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with the federal government – have been addressed in the draft. While chairman John Boozman had initially intended to keep the contentious E15 issue out of the farm bill, corn state senators believe this is the best opportunity to resolve the issue and pushed for its inclusion. Of additional concern to LICA members in the committee’s draft is the diversion of nearly $2 billion in funding from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) below the levels Congress established just last year to cover other priorities.


View More →

Senate Farm Bill Discussion Draft Introduced

Posted on
by LICA-National

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman(R-AR) last week unveiled a “farm bill 2.0” discussion draft with the intent of encouraging input from Senators both off and on the committee in the hope of producing a comprehensive bill with wide support that can be quickly passed before summer recess begins.


View More →

Senate Continues Negotiations on Farm Bill

Posted on
by LICA-National

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) continues to work with members of that committee on the Senate version of the Farm bill in hopes of taking up and approving the measure prior to the Congressional August recess. The timing means the markup would take place between July 13 and Aug. 7, according to the Senate legislative calendar. The House passed its version last month.


View More →

Farm Bill Consideration Possible

Posted on
by LICA-National

The House Rules Committee appears ready to meet the week of April 27 to finalize plans for consideration of the farm bill, aligning with Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson’s push to bring the legislation to the House floor this month. Thompson has given Representatives the opportunity to submit amendments to the committee passed bill until noon on Wednesday, April 22. The schedule remains fluid as lawmakers prioritizes completing action on funding the partially shut down Department of Homeland Security and discuss a second reconciliation bill. Lawmakers in the chamber will return to their districts for a week-long recess during the first week of May.


View More →

Farm Bill Discussions Continue in House and Senate

Posted on
by LICA-National

The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up a farm bill of its own in the coming months. Senate Ag Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) noted that the timing depends in part on how debate on the House version proceeds, as reported by Agri-Pulse. Regarding the possibility of passing a partial farm bill this year following the House Ag Committee's approval of a measure earlier this month, Boozman stated he does not intend to wait for the full House to act. Instead, the goal is to move a Senate version “as soon as possible—weeks, not months and months.”


View More →

Farm Bill Reported from Committee – Conservation Programs Included

Posted on
by LICA-National

The House Agriculture Committee on March 5 approved a new five-year reauthorization of the farm bill that would extend many of the major U.S. Department of Agriculture programs through 2031. The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 (HR 7567) passed by a margin of 34 to 17, with all Republicans and seven Democrats voting in favor of the bill. The bill, which is often being referred to as Farm Bill 2.0, would replace the 2018 farm bill that expired in 2023 but has been temporarily extended many times since then. The measure is now headed to the House floor although it remains to be seen whether the bipartisan support is enough to convince GOP leaders to put the measure on the floor.


View More →

Farm Bill Could Be on Congressional Agenda

Posted on
by LICA-National

Looking ahead to other action on Capitol Hill, Agri-pulse reports that House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., has said he wants to move a farm bill this month to reauthorize key programs not included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last July. The piecemeal approach follows lawmakers failing once again last year to clear a full, five-year ag measure. The last time that happened was 2018, and the partisan divide since then has only widened.


View More →

Skinny Farm Bill Being Considered

Posted on
by LICA-National

A “skinny” farm bill is being considered to complete action on parts of the traditional Farm Bill that have not yet been addressed. The pared-down version of the traditional five-year farm bill, designed to address only the most urgent or unfinished agricultural priorities could be brought up this year. A skinny farm bill would include issues that were not covered in recent legislation including the budget reconciliation legislation, aka  “One Big Beautiful Bill”, passed earlier this year.


View More →