WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives has passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, a wide‑ranging Farm Bill that would reauthorize U.S. Department of Agriculture programs through 2031. The measure was approved in a 224–200 vote.
The bill includes several provisions affecting agriculture, rural development, conservation programs, and food policy. It follows a series of short‑term extensions enacted in recent years after the last full Farm Bill passed in 2018.
Rep. Dave Taylor, R‑Ohio, supported the legislation. Four bills he sponsored were included in the package: the Rural Broadband Assistance Act, the Water Infrastructure Assistance Reauthorization Act, the Rural Wellness Act, and the Protecting American Farmland Act. According to the summary provided by Taylor’s office, the measures address broadband expansion, water system upgrades, behavioral‑health services, and restrictions on the use of USDA funds for solar development on prime farmland.
House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson, R‑Pa., said the bill reflects ongoing work to update federal agriculture policy. The committee advanced the legislation in March with a 34–17 bipartisan vote.
The Farm Bill builds on several agriculture‑related provisions enacted in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, signed into law in 2025. Those provisions included increased funding for crop insurance, agricultural trade programs, and animal disease prevention, as well as changes to the federal estate tax exemption.
