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Farm Bill Moves to Conference Committee

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The House voted by unanimous consent on Wednesday, July 18 to reject the Senate amendment and to request a conference with the Senate on a new farm bill. Members of both legislative chambers are looking to negotiate a compromise on legislation to authorize a number of farm, agricultural and food programs that are set to expire at the end of September. Lawmakers will also decide whether to include NPMA’s provision in the final version that passed the House (HR 2 - Section 9101), but not the Senate that would codify the exclusive role of State lead agencies, not political subdivisions, as pesticide co-regulators and to ensure that the expertise these agencies possess is both valued and integrated through their formal role in the development of pre-publication drafts of EPA regulatory proposals and regulations in final form. The House approved its version of the five-year farm bill in a 213-211 vote last month. The Senate also passed their version of the farm bill last month in an 86-11 vote. Bottom line: NPMA’s provision is in the House version, but not the Senate version. Our goal is to make it into the final conference report agreed upon by House and Senate conferees.

 

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