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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ), made the following statement about the House passage of the ‘FARRM Bill’. Due to the funeral of his birth mother, he was unable to cast his vote: Read more »

Congressman Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, issued the following statement following his vote in favor of the Farm Bill. Read more »

Washington, DC (July 11, 2013) – Late last night, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce voted for H.R. 2609, the Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development Bill. This appropriations bill provides key funding for important energy and defense-related projects, while reducing spending by $2.9 billion. Read more »

Washington, DC (July 11, 2013) – Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce voted for H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, commonly known as the Farm Bill. Read more »

In the House of Representatives today, Republican Devin Nunes (CA-22) and Democrat Ron Kind (WI-03) introduced the Charitable Agricultural Research Act (H.R. 2671), which would provide a tax exemption for agricultural research. Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are introducing a companion bill in the Senate. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Kristi Noem today made the following statement regarding passage of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Farm Bill): Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement praising the House passage of the Farm Bill. H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, passed by a vote of 216-208. Read more »

Tuesday the US House voted in favor of a modified FARRM bill, HR 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. Unlike the earlier version of the FARRM bill that failed to pass the House in late June, the updated version removed the authorization for food stamp and nutrition focused programs. Read more »

Washington, D.C., Jul 11 - Language authored by Congressman Doc Hastings to direct federal agencies to protect Northwest salmon from predatory birds on the Columbia River passed the House of Representatives as a part of the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill last night by a vote of 277 to 198. Read more »

Washington, D.C., Jul 11 - Congressman Doc Hastings today released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013: Read more »