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Procedural Agreements for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Original title: FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026

May 4, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

This agreement removes procedural hurdles for H.R. 7567, allowing the bill to proceed to a full House vote without additional committee reviews, while preserving the jurisdictional rights of the involved committees for future legislation.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

House Committee on Agriculture

The committee is the primary sponsor of the bill and is coordinating the procedural waivers to move the bill to the floor.

House Committee on Financial Services

The committee waived its right to review the bill while retaining the right to appoint members to a future conference committee.

House Committee on Small Business

The committee waived its right to review the bill while retaining the right to appoint members to a future conference committee.

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

The committee waived its right to review the bill, which includes provisions on child nutrition and school meals, while retaining the right to appoint members to a future conference committee.

What changed

Last recorded activity May 4, 2026.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document records formal agreements between the House Committee on Agriculture and three other committees to expedite the passage of H.R. 7567. By waiving their right to further review the bill, the Committees on Financial Services, Small Business, and Education and the Workforce have cleared the way for the bill to move to the House floor.

Key Facts

  • H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, was ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture on March 5, 2026.
  • The Committee on Financial Services waived its right to sequential referral of the bill.
  • The Committee on Small Business waived its right to further consideration of the bill.
  • The Committee on Education and the Workforce waived its right to further consideration of the bill.
  • All waiving committees reserved the right to appoint members to any future conference committee regarding the bill.
  • The agreements stipulate that waiving consideration does not waive future jurisdictional claims over the subject matter.
  • The bill includes provisions related to child nutrition and school meal procurement.
  • A cost estimate for the bill was provided by the Congressional Budget Office on April 24, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean for a committee to 'waive' consideration of a bill?
It means the committee has agreed to let the bill move forward to the House floor for a vote without the committee conducting its own formal review or markup of the legislation.
Does this agreement mean these committees have lost their power over these topics?
No. The letters explicitly state that waiving consideration does not waive the committees' future jurisdiction over these subject matters.

Why It Matters

This agreement removes procedural hurdles for H.R. 7567, allowing the bill to proceed to a full House vote without additional committee reviews, while preserving the jurisdictional rights of the involved committees for future legislation.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

MR. JONATHAN MOORE

on behalf of TURFGRASS PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL

VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES

on behalf of EJ WATER COOPERATIVE, INC.

BLUE MARBLE STRATEGY LLC

on behalf of THE HUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION

MONUMENT ADVOCACY

on behalf of FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Expedited Farm Bill Path

The coordination between four major committees suggests a high priority for the passage of H.R. 7567 in the 2026 session.

Connected Entities

personTim WalbergChairman of the House Committee on Education and the WorkforceMap →
personGlenn ThompsonChairman of the House Committee on AgricultureMap →
personRoger WilliamsChairman of the House Committee on Small BusinessMap →
personFrench HillChairman of the House Committee on Financial ServicesMap →

Sources

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  • Controversy10
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  • Entertainment5
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