Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
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Topic: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R) - ND
Summary
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, including
- the Office of the Secretary,
- Executive Operations,
- the Economic Research Service,
- the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
- the Agricultural Research Service,
- the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
- the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
- the Agricultural Marketing Service, and
- the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, including
- the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,
- the Farm Service Agency,
- the Risk Management Agency, and
- the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations for
- Salaries and Expenses,
- the Rural Housing Service,
- the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and
- the Rural Utilities Service.
The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service for
- Child Nutrition Programs;
- the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
- the Commodity Assistance Program; and
- Nutrition Programs Administration.
The bill provides appropriations to the Foreign Agricultural Service for (1) Food for Peace Title II Grants, and (2) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.
The bill also provides appropriations for (1) the Food and Drug Administration, and (2) the Farm Credit Administration.
Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Legislative Subjects
Agricultural conservation and pollution; Agricultural education; Agricultural insurance; Agricultural marketing and promotion; Agricultural research; Agricultural trade; Alabama; Alaska; Animal and plant health; Appropriations; Arizona; California; Census and government statistics; Child health; Commodities markets; Commodity Credit Corporation; Community life and organization; Computers and information technology; Congressional oversight; Department of Agriculture; Department of Health and Human Services; Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation; Drug, alcohol, tobacco use; Economic development; Economics and Public Finance; Education programs funding; Educational technology and distance education; Electric power generation and transmission; Elementary and secondary education; Energy efficiency and conservation; Energy prices; Executive agency funding and structure; Farm Credit Administration; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Floods and storm protection; Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Food assistance and relief; Food supply, safety, and labeling; Foreign aid and international relief; Georgia; Government buildings, facilities, and property; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Government information and archives; Government lending and loan guarantees; Government studies and investigations; Hawaii; Hazardous wastes and toxic substances; Health care costs and insurance; Health care coverage and access; Health technology, devices, supplies; Higher education; Horticulture and plants; Housing and community development funding; Housing finance and home ownership; Indian social and development programs; Infrastructure development; Internet, web applications, social media; Kentucky; Land use and conservation; Livestock; Low- and moderate-income housing; Maine; Maryland; Meat; Medical tests and diagnostic methods; Minority education; Mississippi; New Hampshire; New Mexico; New York State; North Carolina; Nutrition and diet; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Poverty and welfare assistance; Prescription drugs; Public housing; Public utilities and utility rates; Regional and metropolitan planning; Research administration and funding; Rural conditions and development; Seafood; Small business; South Carolina; Telecommunication rates and fees; Tennessee; Texas; User charges and fees; Vermont; Veterinary medicine and animal diseases; Virginia; Water quality; Water storage; Watersheds; West Virginia; Wetlands
Latest Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
2025-07-10
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