On April 30 the House finally passed a farm bill by a 224-200 vote. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act, includes several key provisions for conservation aimed at supporting private land stewardship and enhancing wildlife habitat.
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.