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Pass an extension of the current farm bill. Pass a new farm bill (with or without a new permanent law provision). While the uncertainty still looms over the Farm Bill, one thing is certain: The ...
The 2013 farm bill was approved in the Senate on June 10, 2013, [29] but did not pass the House. [33] The 2014 farm bill, known as the Agricultural Act of 2014, was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 7, 2014, two years late, as authority under its predecessor, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of ...
More than 300 U.S. farm and commodity groups urged Congress in a letter on Monday to pass a long-delayed farm spending bill before the end of the year, as farmers face a projected decline in income.
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Farm Bill quietly expired, and it could place agricultural, environmental, and nutrition programs in jeopardy. Technically, the Farm Bill (a $1.5 trillion federal legislation ...
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. In recent ...
The farm bill, passed every five years, funds federal agriculture, nutrition, and conservation programs. The last bill expired in September and was extended for one year in November's spending deal.
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 ...
October 2: Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX), farm bill sponsor, threatens to pull the bill if it is amended. October 3: Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA), proposes shifting $650 million to ethanol, amendment fails. October 4: Kind amendment falls 26 votes short, fails. October 5: 10 year, $73 billion farm bill increase passes in the House of Representatives.