US EditionGOP Cuts in Federal Food Aid Scramble Passage of Long-Delayed Farm Bill
The House Agriculture Committee approved the bill with GOP SNAP cuts expected to reduce federal spending by 20% through 2034 and impose stricter work requirements.
- On March 5, the House Agriculture Committee advanced the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in a 34–17 vote after a markup stretching more than 20 hours.
- Last year's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' reshaped nutrition funding by cutting SNAP outside the traditional farm-bill process, rupturing the historic coalition that paired nutrition programs with farm subsidies.
- The Congressional Budget Office found the SNAP changes would reduce federal SNAP spending by roughly 20% through 2034 while delaying some provisions until 2027 and 2028.
- Passage remains uncertain as the bill will likely need Democratic support to clear the Senate's 60-vote supermajority threshold, with the Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union offering divided responses.
- The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 would set policy and funding for five years, ending a stretch of temporary extensions since Congress last passed a full farm bill in 2018.
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GOP cuts in federal food aid scramble passage of long-delayed farm bill • Washington State Standard
A farmer harvests corn beside Iowa Highway 163. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced a sweeping farm bill early this month, attempting to revive Congress’ stalled effort to rewrite the nation’s agriculture law the same way it’s been done for decades. But the vote also exposed the fragile coalition that will determine whether the legislation can ever move forward. Those who watch the process cl…
GOP cuts in federal food aid scramble passage of long-delayed farm bill • West Virginia Watch
A farmer harvests corn beside Iowa Highway 163. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced a sweeping farm bill early this month, attempting to revive Congress’ stalled effort to rewrite the nation’s agriculture law the same way it’s been done for decades. But the vote also exposed the fragile coalition that will determine whether the legislation can ever move forward. Those who watch the process cl…
Louisiana Illuminator
GOP cuts in federal food aid scramble passage of long-delayed farm bill
A farmer harvests corn beside Iowa Highway 163. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced a sweeping farm bill early this month, attempting to revive Congress’ stalled effort to rewrite the nation’s agriculture law the same way it’s been done for decades. But the vote also exposed the fragile coalition that will determine whether the legislation can ever move forward. Those who watch the process cl…
GOP cuts in federal food aid scramble passage of long-delayed farm bill • Maine Morning Star
A farmer harvests corn beside Iowa Highway 163. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced a sweeping farm bill early this month, attempting to revive Congress’ stalled effort to rewrite the nation’s agriculture law the same way it’s been done for decades. But the vote also exposed the fragile coalition that will determine whether the legislation can ever move forward. Those who watch the process cl…
Boone and Crockett Club Welcomes House Agriculture Action on 2026 Farm Bill
Missoula, Mont. – [March 9, 2026]—The Boone and Crockett Club thanks the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture for the bipartisan vote last week that moves the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) out of committee and to the full House for consideration. The legislation includes significant funding for conservation programs on private lands, including the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) – one of the Club’s top prio…
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