Food
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Why It Matters
Food and agriculture policy governs farm support, food safety, nutrition assistance, and rural development. It affects what farmers grow, what consumers pay, and how the country addresses hunger and stewardship of the land.
Happening nowView all
- Official UpdateSouth Dakota
Dem Julian Beaudion drops out of the South Dakota US Senate race
SENATEAug 5, 2026Why its important?FeaturingM. Rounds SD - Issue Update
Data centers are a 'community decision,' Ricketts says
FoodAug 16, 2026Why its important? SourceLincoln Journal Star - Official UpdateOregon
Sen. Jeff Merkley promotes bills to reduce wildfire insurance cost
SENATEJul 25, 2026Why its important?FeaturingJ. Merkley OR - Issue Update
Trawling and bycatch dominate political messaging in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
FoodAug 15, 2026Why its important? SourceAnchorage Daily News - Official UpdateSouth Dakota
GOP senators rally behind Thune in response to Trump jabs at leader
SENATEAug 11, 2026Why its important?FeaturingJ. Thune SD - Issue Update
2026 butter cow: ‘Miles of Smiles’ is State Fair’s theme in celebration of Route 66
FoodAug 13, 2026Why its important? SourceShaw Local Enewspapers
Key billsView all
- S 5359FoodA bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.
COMMITTEE8.7.26 - S 5360FoodA bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
COMMITTEE8.7.26 - S 5364FoodA bill to support rural families.
COMMITTEE8.7.26 - S 5293FoodA bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish prepositioning protocols for aerial wildfire suppression for early-season fine fuel wildland fires, and for other purposes.
COMMITTEE8.6.26 - S 5303FoodA bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce.
COMMITTEE8.6.26 - S 5273FoodA bill to improve fisheries stock assessments by incorporating eDNA, and for other purposes.
COMMITTEE8.6.26 - S 5277FoodA bill to establish a ranchland program to support the United States cow herd, and for other purposes.COMMITTEE8.6.26
- S 5317FoodA bill to enable schools serving grades 6 through 12 that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to remodel or build new facilities to provide STEM classrooms and laboratories and support high-speed internet, to establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities, and for other purposes.
COMMITTEE8.6.26
Key officialsView all
- Jerry MoranKS (S)Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Mike RoundsSD (S)Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Jeff MerkleyOR (S)Senate Committee on Appropriations
- John ThuneSD (S)Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Dan SullivanAK (S)Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Alex PadillaCA (S)Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Key committeesView all
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsThe Senate Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the Senate Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.+21
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies+8
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies+10
Key organizations
Top Supporters
- Environmental Working Group
- Feeding America
Top Opposers
- American Farm Bureau Federation
Key agencies
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- Fri17FoodFarm Support Reauthorization H.R. 908In Debate
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