There’s a renewed push to get the U.S. House to pass the 2024 Farm Bill before the end of the year.
One hundred-forty U.S. House members, all Republicans, have sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, and other leaders, urging them to get the bill before the full House as soon as possible. Missouri Fourth District Congressman Mark Alford was among them.
“Our farmers, our ranchers, our producers, are all living under outdated policies,” Alford said in a prerecorded video. “There’s so much uncertainty out there, they do not have the luxury of waiting another year for a Farm Bill.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with ag producers, are still living and working under regulations from the 2018 Farm bill.
House Republican leaders are hesitant to move the 2024 Farm Bill forward due likely to the estimated cost, which currently sits at $1.5 trillion over ten years’ time. The bill’s contents include funding crop insurance, ag subsidies, and SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps.
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