Womack Votes for Fiscal Year 2027 Funding Bill to Empower Arkansas Producers and Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2026…Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

This bill allocates $26.27 billion in discretionary spending to fund the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and more.

Congressman Womack said, "The Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration funding bill is an important step forward in supporting our nation's farmers, ranchers, and producers. It also provides targeted relief for our poultry industry and other businesses in Arkansas's Third District who work tirelessly to keep food on our shelves and on our kitchen tables. I am proud that the House passed this bill well before the end of the fiscal year, and I look forward to collaborating with our Senate colleagues."

Bill highlights:

Empowers American producers and rural communities by:

• Allowing broiler chicken farmers to sell their surplus eggs into the breaker market for pasteurization and mixture into everyday grocery products.
• Reining in Biden-era regulations aimed at dictating how poultry and livestock producers raise and market their animals.
• Increasing resources for the Food Safety and Inspection Service to fund frontline meat and poultry inspectors and bolster support for state inspection programs.
• Improving the tracking of foreign-owned U.S. agricultural land by countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
• Funding agricultural research and rural development programs.
• Streamlining the pet food labeling regulatory environment by eliminating a burdensome patchwork of requirements, thereby increasing economic productivity and employment opportunities for AR-3 pet food producers.
• Supporting the FDA's work related to contaminated poppy seeds and directing the agency to carry out enforcement measures to ensure only safe poppy seeds are available for consumption.

A summary of the bill is available HERE.

The bill text is available HERE.

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas's Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

womack.house.gov

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