Senate Agriculture Committee Rejects Farm Bill 10-11 as SNAP Fight Blocks August Advance
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Updated · DTN The Progressive Farmer · Aug 6
Senate Agriculture Committee Rejects Farm Bill 10-11 as SNAP Fight Blocks August Advance
3 articles · Updated · DTN The Progressive Farmer · Aug 6
Summary
A 10-11 vote sank the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill markup, leaving the measure stalled until the panel returns after the September recess.
SNAP cost-sharing rules drove the collapse: Democrats rejected a White House-backed compromise that delayed state requirements by one year and let states use their lower 2026 or 2027 payment error rate.
Republicans were already short-handed because Mitch McConnell remained out after a fall, and Tommy Tuberville left before the final vote; even with Tuberville present, the bill would have tied 11-11 and still failed.
A 17-6 amendment to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef was one of only two successful changes, while most other amendments died on 12-11 party-line votes.
The failed markup leaves broad farm-policy agreement overshadowed by a deeper partisan split over nutrition spending, with no path for Senate action in August.