Legislation

Farm Bill Pesticide Protections Survive Close Vote

The H.R. 7567 floor vote on April 30 ended in defeat for a bipartisan amendment that would have stripped pesticide liability protections from the Farm,...

Agriculture

FDA Food Traceability Rule Delayed Amid Budget Constraints

A federal rule designed to help the FDA track contaminated food "from farm to fork" in hours rather than days is now caught in a tangle of budget cuts,...

Legislation

House Republicans Advance Agriculture Spending Bill to Floor Vote

Why it matters: The H.R. 8646 bill, the fiscal year 2027 appropriations measure covering the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug...

Legislation

Farm Bill Reauthorizing Food Aid and Crop Support Passes 416 to 8

The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on April 30, with the HR 7567 floor vote drawing 416 yes votes against just 8 no votes, a...

Legislation

# Pesticide Shield Survives First Test as Farm Bill Clears Major Hurdle Despite Deep GOP Divisions

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 hit its first major wall on the House floor Thursday, when an amendment to strip a controversial pesticide...

Agriculture

# Pesticide Liability Shield Survives House Vote, Blocking State Lawsuits Against Manufacturers

An amendment to strip a pesticide liability shield from the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 failed on the House floor Thursday, but not before...

Legislation

Farm Bill Passage Locks In $187B in SNAP Cuts and Pesticide Liability Shield

The House cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday night on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, passing an amendment to HR 7567 384-35 in a...

Legislation

House Passes Farm Bill With Major Cuts to Food Assistance

The House cleared the H.R. 7567 floor vote on April 30, 2026, passing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 224 to 200 on a near-perfect...

Legislation

Congress Preserves The Right To Sue Pesticide Makers

The H.R. 7567 floor vote on Thursday exposed a rare fault line inside the House Republican conference, as 19 GOP members broke with their party to help...

Legislation

House Passes Farm Bill With $187 Billion in Food Aid Cuts on Party-Line Vote

The House cleared the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on Thursday in an HR 7567 floor vote that landed 224-200, with Republicans providing...

Legislation

House Clears Path for Farm Bill, FISA Reauthorization, and Parental Rights Votes

The House cleared a procedural hurdle Wednesday, approving the H.Res. 1224 floor vote along a strict party line, 215-210, setting up floor consideration of...

Legislation

House Rules Panel Clears Farm Bill Amid Deep Policy Divides

Why it matters: The House Rules Committee convened on April 27 to set floor debate terms for four major legislative items, including the Farm, Food, and...

Congress

Agriculture Spending Priorities Debated Amid Uncertainty For Rural America

The House Appropriations Committee's agriculture appropriations hearing on Wednesday sets the stage for decisions that will shape federal spending on food...

Politics

House Republicans Win Rural America Resolution Vote

The H.Res. 1182 floor vote was never going to reshape federal law. As a simple House resolution, it carries no binding authority. But its passage Thursday...

Congress

Committee Votes on Rural Development Leadership Amid Crisis

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee is set to vote today on the Glen Smith nomination to lead USDA's Rural Development office — a...

Congress

# House Passes Disaster Relief Bill in Rare Bipartisan Vote, Speeding Aid to Farmers and Forest Owners

The Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act sailed through the House on April 14, 2026, with a vote that was about as close to unanimous as Congress...

Government Operations

USDA Reorganization Could Reshape Rural America's Federal Access

A new Congressional Research Service report gives lawmakers a roadmap — and a warning — as the administration pushes ahead with USDA structure changes that...