House Ag Committee Urged To Pass Farm Bill 2.0

House Ag Committee Chair G.T. Thompson’s Farm Bill 2.0 is scheduled to be marked up on Tuesday afternoon.  Brian Glenn, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the new skinny Farm Bill is a robust proposal.

“There are 802 pages of text that include important policy updates to farm programs that have not been updated since the 2018 farm bill, so these are much-needed updates and improvements," Glenn said.  "This is a bipartisan bill that delivers wins for agriculture across the country.”

Time To Pass The Farm Bill

The bill, Glenn noted, updates multiple farm and food programs, enhances conservation, and bolsters assistance for specialty crops.  He said it’s critical for the committee to get the bill over the finish line.

“So the American Farm Bureau is urging House Agriculture Committee members to work together during markup to find common ground and pass this bipartisan farm bill out of the committee," Glenn said.  "There have already been several amendments filed from both Republican and Democrat members of the House Ag Committee, and they surely will be discussed and debated during markup.”

Farm Country Needs An Updated Farm Bill

Glenn says that once the bill passes favorably out of committee, responsibility shifts to House leadership.

“The next step will be House leadership scheduling time on the calendar for the bill to be voted on the House floor," Glenn said.  "After three years of delays with this comprehensive farm bill, farmers desperately need policy that will help give them the tools and certainty to continue growing food and fiber for every family here in America.”

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