Tracking, Understanding, and Engaging With the Farm Bill

helpful Resources

• Native Farm Bill Coalition

• National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Farm Bill campaign (a fantastic overview!)

• Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) Road to the Farm Bill

• Murkowski Introduces “Improving ARCTIC Act” to Secure Wins for Alaska in Farm Bill (July 2023)

Congressional Updates

The Farm Bill starts as separate bills in both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees. The members on those committees have a tremendous opportunity to shape the direction of the legislation (note: AK doesn’t have any representation in either committee). Once their respective bills pass the Committee, they go to the Floor for all members to consider, debate, amend, and vote on. Since the two versions will be different, leaders from both bodies form a ‘conference committee’ to agree upon a single bill, combining elements of each. The conference committee bill is then sent back to both the House Floor and the Senate Floor for a final vote. After passing both bodies, the bill is sent to the White House for the President’s signing into law.

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:

Two versions have been released, waiting on a date for mark up

• June 11, 2024: Boozman Unveils Senate Ag Republicans Framework

  • AFPC Comments on Senate Ag Republicans Framework (June 17, 2024)

    • also June 11, Chairwoman Stabenow Statement on Senate Republican’s Farm Bill Framework

    • June 12, 2024: Sen. Boozman spoke on the Senate Floor about Senate Republican’s Farm Bill framework. Watch his 9 minute testimony here.

• May 1, 2024: Chairwoman Stabenow Unveils the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act (includes links to the summary)

  • AFPC Comments on the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act (June 17, 2024)

    • also May 1, Ranking Member Boozman Statement on Senate Democrat’s Farm Bill Framework Release)

    • Section-by-section overview of the bill from Sen. Stabenow

House Agriculture Committee:

They passed a Farm Bill out of committee

• May 23, 2024: The House Ag Committee passed their version of the Farm Bill, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, out of committee on

  • You can read a summary, read their final version, and watch the 13+ hour mark up (debate, amending, voting) session here (part 1) and here (part 2).

    • Thoughts on this version: FRAC, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, American Farm Bureau Federation,

    • Market to Market (Iowa PBS) Video Summary of the mark up meeting

WAYS to take action

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