Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
Latest action (Jun 8, 2026) — Received in the Senate.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jun 4, 2026This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, including
the Office of the Secretary,Executive Operations,the Economic Research Service,the National Agricultural Statistics Service,the Agricultural Research Service,the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,the Agricultural Marketing Service, andthe Food Safety and Inspection Service.The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, including
the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,the Farm Service Agency,the Risk Management Agency, andthe Natural Resources Conservation Service.The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations for
Salaries and Expenses,the Rural Housing Service,the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, andthe Rural Utilities Service.The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service for
Child Nutrition Programs;the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);the Commodity Assistance Program; andNutrition Programs Administration.The bill provides appropriations to the Foreign Agricultural Service for (1) Food for Peace Title II Grants, and (2) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.
The bill also provides appropriations for
the Food and Drug Administration,the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, andthe Farm Credit Administration.Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
It also includes provisions that address the regulation of animal food, liability for donations of pet-related products, and payments for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−24
Amends 4 separate titles of the US Code: 1, 5, 28, 40.
- Length−8
86 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
2 recordeddecisive vote
House · Jun 4, 2026
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
On
House · Jun 4, 2026
The minority party's last attempt to change the bill by sending it back to committee. It usually fails and is usually about forcing an awkward vote.
Who lobbied on this
22 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- American Chemistry Councilno position stated
“…H.R.8595 - National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R.8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R.8845 - Commerce, Justice,…” filing ↗
- American Property Casualty Insurance Associationno position stated
“…FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act…” filing ↗
- Amgen Inc.no position stated
“…Seniors Act S.2, Secure America Act (Reconciliation 2.0) S 3014 Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2025 S 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 HR 8800 National Defense…” filing ↗
- Brown-forman Corporationno position stated
“S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to…” filing ↗
- Charter Communications Inc.no position stated
“…H.R. 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act, all provisions. S. 4668 - Protect College Sports Act of 2026, all provisions. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027, provisions related to…” filing ↗
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.no position stated
“…House and Senate 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts (H.R. 8646) and items related to the dairy industry and dairy products.” filing ↗
- Duke Energy Corporationno position stated
“…programs office, advanced nuclear, SMR, grid resiliency, nuclear fuels reprocessing, and siting of energy projects on Department of Energy sites). H.R.8646 & Senate bill - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (U.S. forest…” filing ↗
- Edison Electric Instituteno position stated
“…H.R. 8646, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act,…” filing ↗
- Florida Sugar Cane Leagueno position stated
“…HR 8646, FY 27 Agriculture Appropriations Act.” filing ↗
- Food Marketplace Inc.no position stated
“FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Bill (H.R. 8646). FY2027 Senate Agriculture - FDA Appropriations Bill. FDA Food Traceability Rule.” filing ↗
- Human Rights Campaignno position stated
“…American Womens History Museum Act H.R. 9487: No Goodwill for Harming Women Act H.R. 8587: Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026 H.R. 7757: KIDS Act H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R. 8845: Commerce, Justice,…” filing ↗
- International Dairy Foods Associationno position stated
“…HR 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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