Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY2026

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• 2025-07-04 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.: 2025 — Public Law 119-21 (HR1 reconciliation act) enacted alongside annual appropriations extends 2018 farm bill programs and modifies mandatory farm and nutrition spending, altering the mandatory-spending baseline that accompanies FY2026 discretionary USDA appropriations. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-06-25 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026: 2025-07 — Standalone FY2026 Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA appropriations bill introduced, providing annual funding for USDA, FDA, CFTC, Farm Credit Administration, and related rural development, nutrition, and agricultural trade programs. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-20 — Hemp Planting Predictability Act: 2025 — Hemp Planting Predictability Act introduced to push back the effective date of the FY2026 appropriations provisions tightening the federal hemp definition and reimposing controls on certain hemp-derived products from November 12, 2026 to November 12, 2028. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
• 2025-11-12 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026: 2025-11 — P.L. 119-37 (Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, MilCon-VA, and Extensions Act, 2026) enacted full-year FY2026 appropriations for USDA, FDA, and related agencies as part of the package ending the October 2025 shutdown, while continuing other federal agencies through January 30, 2026. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-07-10 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026: 2026 — Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (introduced): standalone FY2026 appropriations vehicle funding USDA, FDA, and related agencies across agricultural programs, farm production and conservation, rural development, SNAP/WIC nutrition assistance, foreign food aid, and FDA operations. (novelty: 2)

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