WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) championed vital investments of $13.8 billion in the farm safety net improvements through the Working Families Tax Cuts that are now being administered by the Farm Service Agency. They issued the following statement as farm famil... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry advanced the Agricultural Act of 2026 out of committee. The legislation complements the bipartisan Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, led by House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and passed out of the House of Representatives in April. “Advancing the Agricultural Act of 2026 f... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the CLARITY Act did not receive the procedural votes to advance for consideration in the U.S. Senate: "Today’s vote does not change the need for Congress to enact clear rules of the road for the digital a... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry failed to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026 from committee due to unreasonable Democrat demands. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement in response. “On behalf of our nation’s farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans, I am deeply disappointed in the results ... Read more »
WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s crop protection tool labeling ruling: "Today’s Supreme Court decision reaffirms the importance of the clear, consistent, and science-based national framework for pesticide labeling, which was laid out by Congress in the Federal Insecticide, F... Read more »
WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today in response to the release of SNAP payment error rates for the 2025 fiscal year: "The most recent SNAP payment error rates demonstrate the importance of last summer’s historic nutrition reforms in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. When administering SNAP benefits, states must move... Read more »
WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today in response to the release of a farm bill discussion draft from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: "I applaud Chairman Boozman and his team for their continued efforts to support producers and rural America through a full, five-year farm bill. I am encour... Read more »
WASHINGTON — USDA recently announced the opening of funding opportunities for the Research Facilities Act program, which received $125 million in annual funding through the Agriculture Title of the Working Families Tax Cuts. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement today in response: “It was my honor to champion this important issue for l... Read more »
WASHINGTON — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to domestic detection of New World Screwworm: “For well over a year, Secretary Brooke Rollins and her team at USDA have been working around the clock alongside federal agencies, state pa... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) issued the following statement today in conjunction with a joint letter sent to President Trump regarding the need to appoint Commissioners to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: “We encourage President Trump to nominate a full panel of bipartisan Commissioners to join ... Read more »
