Articles Tagged with ''House of Representatives''

Farm bill back in play as House to deliberate Wednesday night

04/29/26 3:31 PM By Kim Chipman, Lydia Johnson, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks

The House is once again scheduled to take up a controversial farm bill Wednesday night, lawmakers say.
The chamber is set to hold votes at around 9 p.m. on amendments to the bill.

Supreme Court allows California redistricting plan to stand

02/04/26 3:53 PM By Steve Davies

The Supreme Court is allowing California to proceed with redistricting that could put five more Democrats in the House of Representatives.

Daybreak Jan. 23: House could soon see tariff votes

01/23/26 9:23 AM By Kim Chipman, Steve Davies, Lydia Johnson, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks

The U.S. House could be debating President Donald Trump’s trade policy next month. That’s because the House GOP leadership may have missed the last opportunity to extend a blockade on holding votes on Trump’s tariffs.

House advances budget resolution – barely

02/25/25 10:03 PM By Rebekah Alvey

House Republicans successfully passed their budget resolution bill Tuesday night in a 217-215 vote.

House votes to block EPA tailpipe emissions rule, despite veto threat

09/20/24 11:47 AM By Steve Davies

The House voted Friday to overturn EPA tailpipe emissions standards that Republicans say amount to a mandate for the purchase of electric vehicles.

House passes bill to increase debt limit, modify SNAP rules

05/31/23 9:28 PM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

The GOP-controlled House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday evening to avert a first-ever government default, impose caps on federal spending and make the first major changes to SNAP work requirements in decades.

Fate of Odesa grain exports seen in Russia’s hands

07/27/22 3:48 PM By Bill Tomson

The success or failure of the Istanbul agreement to allow Ukrainian grain exports from Odesa ports is in Russia's hands, and the stakes are high as food insecurity continues to rise in the neediest parts of the world, Biden administration officials and lawmakers said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday.

House conservatives propose to slash farm programs

07/13/22 6:10 AM By Philip Brasher

A conservative group that most House Republicans are members of is calling for deep cuts in commodity programs and crop insurance to save taxpayers billions of dollars.

House sends Ocean Shipping Reform Act to Biden for signature

06/13/22 7:20 PM By Bill Tomson

The House of Representatives voted 369-42 Monday to approve the Senate’s version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act in an effort to reduce bottlenecks at U.S. ports and improve conditions for agricultural exports. The overwhelming vote sends the legislation to the White House, where President Joe Biden says he will sign it.

Lawmakers press for ag focus in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

03/30/22 4:46 PM By Bill Tomson

Eighty-seven House members have signed a letter urging the Biden administration to focus on improving agriculture trade as it builds foreign relationships under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers

06.19.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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