U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act on Nov.
18. It includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong. The Food Security Act it is the first sign of life for the Farm Bill since May’s bipartisan committee passage in the House of H.
R. 8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, sponsored by Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA. Sen.
John Bozeman, R-AR, the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the Stabenow bill comes far too late. He said it comes 415 days after the Farm Bill expired. Chairwoman Stabenow said: “The foundation of every successful Farm Bill is built on holding together the broad, bipartisan Farm Bill coalition.
This strong bill invests in all of agriculture, helps families put food on the table, supports rural prosperity, and holds that coalition together.” The bill builds on the proposal Chairwoman Stabenow released in May by investing new resources and including innovative, new ideas to deliver the assistance farmers needs faster. It provides farmers with the certainty of a 5-year Farm Bill – so they can plan for the future – and the immediate help they need to manage the urgent needs of the present.
It doubles down on the commitment to rural communities, ensures that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) keeps up with the realities of Ame.
