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The 2018 farm bill or Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is an enacted United States farm bill that reauthorized $867 billion for many expenditures approved in the prior farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014). The bill was passed by the Senate and House on December 11 and 12, 2018, respectively.
The 2018 Farm Bill was not extended after Sept. 30, 2024, potentially affecting programs such as nutrition and conservation, among other agricultural programs due to the end of the fiscal year.
The percentage of Americans who live on a farm diminished from nearly 25% during the Great Depression to about 2% now, [8] and only 0.1% of the United States population works full-time on a farm. As the agribusiness lobby grows to near $60 million per year, [ 9 ] the interests of agricultural corporations remain highly represented.
The 2018 Farm Bill was set to expire last year, but lawmakers extended it for another year. Congress is required to sign a new bill by Sept. 30, or the bill will extend until Sept. 30, 2025. The ...
The 2018 Farm Bill directed USDA to establish a national regulatory framework for hemp production in the United States. [8] The 2018 Farm Bill changed federal policy regarding hemp, including the removal of hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and the consideration of hemp as an agricultural product. The bill legalized hemp under certain ...
The 2018 Farm Bill took 9 months from being introduced into the House to being signed into law by the president. Snail mail in the house House Resolution 8467 was introduced and sent to the House ...
House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year ...
The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 was a proposed law to remove hemp (defined as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC) from Schedule I controlled substances and making it an ordinary agricultural commodity. Its provisions were incorporated in the 2018 United States farm bill that became law on December 20, 2018.