Senate Farm Bill Draft Focuses on Farm Economy, Keeps ‘Big Beautiful’ SNAP Cuts
The draft keeps House-passed SNAP cost shifts that could leave states paying up to 15% of benefit costs, according to current law.
- On Tuesday, Senate Republicans released the Agricultural Act of 2026, a farm bill draft maintaining SNAP cost-sharing provisions from the 2025 reconciliation legislation despite Democratic opposition.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifted a portion of SNAP benefit costs to states, establishing the foundation upon which the Senate's new farm bill draft builds.
- Alabama officials warn rising payment error rates could force the state to cover 15 percent of benefit costs, potentially exceeding $250 million if error rates climb above 10 percent.
- While the draft caps Conservation Reserve Program enrollment at 27 million acres, it omits industry-requested provisions on federal pesticide labeling and year-round E15 fuel sales.
- Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman described the draft as strengthening the American farm economy; advocacy groups counter it fails to address the national food crisis.
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