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U.S. Senate farm bill and spending plan stalled

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Legislative progress on the Agricultural Act of 2026 has stalled as the U.S. Senate enters its August recess. The deadlock in the Senate Agriculture Committee continues failed to prevent advance the renewal five-year bill following a narrow 10-11 vote, a defeat influenced by the absence of crop insurance, disaster assistance, Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and rural infrastructure programs that have remained largely unchanged since 2018. Tommy Tuberville. The central dispute remains deadlock involves the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Senate Democrats are demanding a two-year delay for new state cost-share requirements related to state error rates, while Republicans have proposed only a one-year postponement. This partisan disagreement led Chairman John Boozman noted that while Republicans are willing to a narrow 10-11 vote in provide more time, they are not prepared to meet all Democratic demands, adding that it would be ‘a miracle’ if the Senate Agriculture Committee, where legislation becomes law before the five-year farm bill midterm elections. Beyond nutrition, the committee debated the ‘Save Our Bacon’ (SOB) Act, which sought to block certain state animal-welfare standards; this provision failed to advance. The defeat was influenced by the absence of Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Tommy Tuberville. This gridlock is occurring alongside also affects a stalled nearly $100 billion supplemental spending plan. The broader framework, which plan passed by the House, which includes approximately $11 billion for agriculture, $73 billion for defense and intelligence, and $10 billion for election security. If approved, the agricultural portion would supplement the $44 billion in government payments already estimated by the USDA for this year. Agricultural advocates, including the Kansas Farmers Union and the American Farm Bureau Federation, have expressed concern that the lack of a current bill affects rural communities as three-year legislative delay leaves farmers face and ranchers facing rising production costs for fuel and fertilizer. Committee Chairman John Boozman stated that the bill will not be abandoned and indicated plans to resume the markup of ‘Farm Bill 2.0’ when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on September 14.

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  1. 2026-08-21 02:46 UTC U.S. Senate farm bill and spending plan stalled
  2. 2026-08-14 12:12 UTC U.S. Senate farm bill and spending plan stalled
  3. 2026-08-11 00:43 UTC U.S. Senate farm bill and spending plan stalled
  4. 2026-08-09 18:21 UTC U.S. Senate Farm Bill legislative gridlock

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