The Senate is agreeing to extend major agriculture policies through fiscal 2026 as part of its deal to end the government shutdown.
The continuing resolution package that advanced in a procedural vote Sunday night includes a full-year funding bill for the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, ensuring that major anti-hunger programs will be fully funded again after weeks of delays and missing benefits.
It includes money to reimburse USDA nutrition contingency reserves that the department was ordered to tap to pay for partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the shutdown.
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The agreement also extends crucial farm policies that were set to expire at the end of the year.
