Farm Bill 2.0 passes the House Agriculture Committee
Author: Kacee Kirschvink
Posted on: 3/13/26
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee voted 34-17 to advance the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, also referred to as Farm Bill 2.0. Texas Reps. Ronny Jackson and Monica De La Cruz, the only two Texans on the ag committee, voted in favor.
It now advances to the full House of Representatives for consideration, and then onto the Senate side if the House approves it.
“I believe the bill is sufficient in its form today to meet all the needs of Farm Credit customers, the rural ag economy participants and rural communities in general,” said Scot Vidrine, SVP of Commerical Ag Lending and chair of CFC’s Political Affairs Committee.
“This is the most progress we have seen on a farm bill in some time. It was a bipartisan submission, which is hard to come by, and a little bit unusual in our current congressional state of affairs,” he said.
Last month, CFC President and CEO Jeff Norte sent a letter to ag committee leaders, letting them know of our support and urging completion of the Farm Bill this year.
“While vital provisions for U.S. agriculture were included in the budget reconciliation law last year, many policies – including those impacting credit availability – remain stuck in 2018 and need to be modernized,” he wrote. “The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 will provide certainty and growth opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.”
We continue to encourage our employees and members to engage with their political leaders to support the bill as it moves through the process.
According to the Farm Credit Council, here are the next steps for the Farm Bill, with some parts of the process possibly occurring simultaneously:
- Rules Committee consideration
- House Floor consideration and passage
- Senate Agriculture Committee consideration and passage
- Senate Floor consideration and passage
- Conference of the House and Senate versions of the bill
- Passage of the conferenced legislation in both the House and the Senate
- Signed into law by the President