Ralph M.
Chite, Coordinator
Section Research Manager
Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. The 112th
Section Research Manager
Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. The 112th
Congress
faces reauthorization of the current five-year farm bill (the Food,
Conservation, and
Energy Act
of 2008, P.L. 110-246) because many of its provisions expire in 2012. The 2008
farm
bill
contained 15 titles covering farm commodity support, horticulture, livestock,
conservation,
nutrition
assistance, international trade and food aid, agricultural research, farm
credit, rural
development,
bioenergy, and forestry, among others.
The Senate approved its version of the 2012 omnibus farm bill (S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform,
Food, and
Jobs Act of 2012) by a vote of 64-35. Within its 12 titles, the five-year
Senate bill
would
reshape the structure of farm commodity support, expand crop insurance
coverage,
consolidate
conservation programs, revise the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(formerly
food stamps), and extend authority to appropriate funds for many U.S.
Department of
Agriculture
(USDA) discretionary programs through FY2017. House Agriculture Committee
consideration
of its version of a 2012 farm bill is scheduled for July 11, 2012.Date of Report: June 29, 2012
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