Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Key claim: This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Farm Credit Administration, and related rural development, nutrition, and agricultural trade programs.
Abstract
(HR4121 · 119th Congress) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, including the Office of the Secretary, Executive Operations, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, including the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, the Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service. The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service for Child Nutrition Programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Commodity Assistance Program; and Nutrition Programs Administration. The bill provides appropriations to the Foreign Agricultural Service for (1) Food for Peace Title II Grants, and (2) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants. The bill also provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Farm Credit Administration. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this Latest action (2025-06-25): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 138.
Why this matters
As the annual funding vehicle for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and related agricultural trade programs, this appropriations act sets the resource baseline for U.S. agricultural export promotion, food aid, and import safety oversight in FY2026. Its allocations directly shape the operational capacity of programs that affect agricultural exporters, food importers, and consumer food prices.