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House Agriculture panel releases farm bill text and sets markup
The 802-page GOP draft maintains corporate agribusiness power and excludes restoring $187 billion in SNAP cuts, drawing criticism from family-farm groups and Democrats.
- Releasing an 802-page draft, the panel scheduled a February 23 markup, defended by Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture , as a step forward.
- Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee said the draft sidelines bipartisan fixes and perpetuates a status quo that benefits corporate agribusiness.
- Environmental and animal-welfare groups said the bill contains industry-friendly legal shields and preemption measures, warning it would shield pesticide companies from liability, weaken EPA protections, and revive the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act.
- Advocates warned the bill fails to restore $187 billion cut from SNAP last year and policy groups said small- and mid-sized producers are overlooked in favor of industry demands.
- Rep. Angie Craig stressed farmers need Congress to act swiftly on tariffs, trade, and market access, while critics warned industry influence may override producers' priorities.
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