House passes ‘minibus’ with USDA funding and CFIUS role
After four stop-gap bills stretching over five months, U.S. representatives overwhelmingly passed and sent to the Senate on Wednesday a $467.5 billion package to fund the USDA and six other federal departments for the rest of the fiscal year. The so-called minibus includes a $1 billion increase for WIC and for USDA membership, on a case by case basis, on the powerful Treasury-led committee that decides if foreign investments in America pose a national security risk.