Apr 30, 2026 · legislative
House passes Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, 224-200
The House passes the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 by 224-200 after more than two years of failed negotiations. The vote includes 14 Democratic votes - the highest minority-party support for a House Farm Bill since 2008 - and over 96 percent of the Republican conference. The bipartisan coalition reflects the longstanding political logic of the Farm Bill: rural Republicans need urban Democratic votes to pass commodity subsidies, and urban Democrats need rural Republican votes to preserve SNAP. (House Clerk, Apr. 30, 2026)
Sep 30, 2023 · legislative
2018 Farm Bill expires, Congress passes short-term extension to avoid lapse in SNAP and farm programs
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 expires at the end of fiscal 2023 - Sept. 30 - without a successor bill in place. Congress passes a one-year continuing extension to prevent SNAP, crop insurance, and commodity price support programs from lapsing. The extension kicks in on Oct. 1, 2023, maintaining programs at existing statutory levels while negotiations on a new Farm Bill continue. Congress extends the 2018 Farm Bill again through 2024 and into 2025. (USDA, Sept. 30, 2023)
Dec 20, 2018 · executive
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)
