NFBC BLOG & NEWS

The 2023 Farm Bill in 2026? House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson (R-Penn.) announced his intention to introduce and advance a new Farm Bill in the last week of February. While many Farm Bill provisions were signed into law last July in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Chair Thompson’s bill will likely include provisions strengthening risk management, improving market access, modernizing agriculture programs, and providing additional farmer aid. Bill text is not yet available,

Federal Government Reopens, Passes Agriculture Appropriations and Farm Bill Extension On November 12, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, legislation to reopen the federal government, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The legislation included full-year funding for Agriculture, the Legislative Branch, Military Construction, and Veteran Affairs through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2026. All other departments were funded through

Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is entering its fourth week as Congress remains deadlocked over funding measures to reopen the government. The central policy dispute remains the same: Democrats oppose a short-term Continuing Resolution that would temporarily extend federal funding at current levels unless it also includes an extension of federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health care plans. Without these subsidies, millions of families could see a s

Updates on Senate reconciliation, SNAP work requirements exemption, and legislation endorsed by NFBC.