With McConnell Back, Senate Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill on Party Lines

Nebraska senators note progress as first new farm bill since 2018 takes major step forward

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced a new farm bill to the full Senate.

With McConnell back, Senate ag committee advances farm bill on party lines

Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to advance a farm bill, though Democrats on the committee voted against the package due to continued disagreements on a nutrition section of the bill. The committee marked up the bill…

Farm Bill advances without controversial "Save Our Bacon Act"

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the Farm Bill on Wednesday on a party-line vote, despite Republican in-fighting over a failed effort to bring forward a “Save Our Bacon Act” amendment that would have weakened state animal welfare laws.

NGA Statement on Senate Agriculture Committee Action on Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, today provided the following statement on the Senate Agriculture Committee’s advancement of the Agricultural Act of 2026, highlighting key […]

NAWG applauds Senate Ag Committee advancing Farm Bill

Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry advanced the Agricultural Act of 2026, moving a comprehensive, five-year farm bill one step closer to consideration by the full Senate. NAWG applauds the Committee’s action and appreciates Chairman John Boozman and members of the Committee for continuing to move [...]