House Passes FY27 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Delivering for Farmers and Rural America

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, praised House passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture Appropriations Act.

Statement from Congressman Harris:

"America's farmers and ranchers have set the global standard for agricultural productivity, and this legislation secures that success for generations to come. Building on President Trump's and Secretary Rollins' efforts to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, this bill restores fiscal discipline while directing resources toward protecting livestock and poultry health, advancing agricultural innovation, and modernizing rural infrastructure. I am proud to lead this legislation, which invests in the farmers, watermen, ranchers, and rural communities that power American agriculture—from Maryland's Eastern Shore to agricultural regions across the country."

Key Takeaways

Champions U.S. farmers, agriculture, and rural communities by:

• Continuing critical investments in agriculture research, rural development loan programs, and animal and plant health programs.
• Providing funds to ensure the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices.
• Ensuring low-income Americans have access to nutrition programs.
• Reining in harmful regulations proposed during the Biden Administration that dictate 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.

Supports the Trump Administration and mandate of the American people by:

• Aligning with the President’s public health priorities by providing $7.1 billion for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to keep food, drugs, and devices safe – and for initiatives to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).
• Delivering $1.16 billion for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is a priority in the President’s budget to protect American agriculture from foreign pests and diseases.
• Maintaining “Buy American” provisions that maximize the federal government’s use of services, goods, products, and materials produced and offered in the United States.

Bolsters U.S. national security and border protections by:

• Addressing foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land by improving the tracking system of foreign-owned land and adding the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review agricultural transactions, including purchases made by China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
• Directing USDA to provide transparency into research funding involving foreign governments, including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
• Increasing inspection of foreign drug manufacturing facilities in China and India.
• Providing funding for land-grant universities to conduct agricultural research to ensure American producers are better equipped to compete with China.

Safeguards American taxpayer dollars and preserves core functions by:

• Eliminating funding for the Biden-era Rural Partners Network initiative.
  Including no funds for climate hubs or climate corps.

A summary of the bill is available here.

Full text of the Bill is available here.

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