Farm bill timeline

Re-election uncertain for three farm bill crossovers

While Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop seems to be coasting to his 17th term in the House, the three other Democrats who voted in committee for the Republican-written farm bill are scuffling to win a second term. One of them, Yadira Caraveo, with a winning margin of 1,632 votes in 2022, is challenged by a conservative Republican state legislator in Colorado's most competitive House district.

Farm bill vote in committee before Memorial Day, says House Ag chairman

After repeated delays, House Agriculture chairman Glenn Thompson said on Tuesday that his committee, "without a doubt, will mark up a farm bill before Memorial Day." Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee plan to release a farm bill framework soon after the House panel acts, but Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat, cautioned, "We haven't set an exact timeline" to move the bill.