{"database": "openregs", "table": "crs_reports", "rows": [["R48918", "The 2026 Farm Bill (H.R. 7567): Comparison with Current Law", "2026-04-27T04:00:00Z", "2026-04-30T11:08:51Z", "Active", "Reports", "Lisa S. Benson, Randy Alison Aussenberg, Eleni G. Bickell, Kelsi Bracmort, Jim Monke, Zachary T. Neuhofer, Anne A. Riddle, Stephanie Rosch, Megan Stubbs, Benjamin Tsui, Christine Whitt, Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs, Gene Falk, Laura Gatz, Alicyn R. Gitlin, Jason O. Heflin, Kristen Hite, Heather McPherron, Alexandria K. Mickler, Laura Pineda-Bermudez, Karen M. Sutter, Erin H. Ward, Jerry H. Yen", "Agriculture Budget & Appropriations, Farm Bill", "Congress has established federal policy related to the food and agriculture sectors through periodic farm bills since the 1930s. The farm bill is an omnibus, multiyear law and is the primary piece of legislation that governs an array of agricultural and food programs. The most recent farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 farm bill; P.L. 115-334), expired in 2023. It was extended three times, for a year at a time. The latest law to extend the farm bill passed in November 2025 and extended the 2018 farm bill through FY2026 and crop year 2026 (P.L. 119-37, Division E, \u00a75002). \nThe Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) would add, amend, and reauthorize some of the programs in the 2018 farm bill. H.R. 7567 was introduced on February 13, 2026. The House Committee on Agriculture considered the bill and ordered it reported favorably, as amended, to the House on March 5, 2026, by a vote of 34-17. This report provides a summary of each title included in H.R. 7567, as amended and ordered reported. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) relied on House Rules Committee Print 119-22, which reflects the introduced version of H.R. 7567 with the House Committee on Agriculture\u2019s adopted amendments. Following the summary of each of the 12 titles included in H.R. 7567, this report includes tables describing each provision in the bill and provides a direct comparison of these provisions to current law. \nThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a score of H.R. 7567, as introduced, on February 20, 2026, ahead of the House Committee on Agriculture markup. The score indicates that the bill would be budget neutral for mandatory (direct) spending over an 11-year budget window (FY2026-FY2036). In the shorter term, it is expected to increase mandatory spending by $162 million over the first six years (FY2026-FY2031). \nAcross Titles I through XII, H.R. 7567 would reauthorize and amend food and agricultural policies in a wide variety of ways, including the following examples. Title 1 of H.R. 7567 would suspend non-expiring farm bill commodity support provisions from the 1930s and 1940s through crop year 2031. Under Title II of H.R. 7567, the Conservation Reserve Program would be reauthorized at its current level of 27 million acres through FY2031. Title III of the bill would move the responsibilities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Food for Peace Act (P.L. 83-480), as amended, to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including administration of Food for Peace Title II Grants. Title IV of the bill would generally extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other related nutrition programs through September 30, 2031, and it would include new policies such as authority for states to outsource SNAP certification operations, discretionary funding for local food purchases for food banks and other entities, and the expansion of SNAP food purchases eligible for nutrition incentives. Title V of H.R. 7567 would increase the maximum loan amounts for individual farmers and ranchers who borrow from USDA. Under Title VI of H.R. 7567, USDA would expand the prioritization of funding for certain rural development programs to include projects that address substance abuse and behavioral, maternal, and mental health services.\nTitle VII of the bill would amend extension and research funding for 1890 land-grant institutions\u2014historically Black colleges and universities designated as land-grant institutions under the Second Morrill Act of 1890\u2014by increasing minimum funding levels for research and extension activities relative to other land-grant institutions and by requiring state governors to annually certify their ability to meet matching fund requirements. Title VIII of the bill addresses a variety of issues related to forestry research, assistance to nonfederal forest owners, and management of federal forestlands, including by amending existing programs and introducing new authorities. Title IX of the bill would reauthorize most of the 2018 farm bill energy title programs and make modifications to selected programs. Title X of H.R. 7567 would reauthorize and amend existing programs and create a new program that supports specialty crops, organic agriculture, local and regional food systems, hemp production, and pesticide regulation. Title XI of the bill would modify the definition of veteran farmers and ranchers used in the Federal Crop Insurance Program and increase premium subsidies available for these individuals, among other program changes. Title XII of H.R. 7567 would require USDA to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and to submit a report on USDA support for livestock and poultry operations during animal disease outbreaks to the agriculture committees of jurisdiction.\n", "https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R48918/R48918.3.pdf", "https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R48918.html"]], "columns": ["id", "title", "publish_date", "update_date", "status", "content_type", "authors", "topics", "summary", "pdf_url", "html_url"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["R48918"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5416970234364271, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}