Last-Ditch Appeal for Farm Bill Action

More than 500 national, state and local organizations are urging congressional leaders to find a way to pass a farm bill yet this year, despite the lack of legislative time left in this Congress.

The House and Senate are scheduled to be in session just one more week before their long summer recess, and there are reports House GOP leaders may start the recess after this week.

Lawmakers return for three weeks in September and are then scheduled to break until after the Nov. 5 elections.

The House Agriculture Committee advanced a farm bill in May, but floor action has never been scheduled.

The Senate Agriculture Committee has yet to even release a draft.

Source: NAFB