Trump signs Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, extending farm programs and SNAP through 2023

President Trump signs the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334) - the 2018 Farm Bill - into law, reauthorizing federal farm and nutrition programs for five years through fiscal 2023. The law passed the House 369-47 and the Senate 87-13. CBO projects the bill will spend approximately $428 billion over five years, with roughly 76 percent allocated to SNAP. The bill's most contentious fight was over whether to add work requirements for SNAP recipients. House Republicans passed a version with work requirements, but the Senate stripped them out. (USDA, Dec. 20, 2018)