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Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Appropriations Act, 2027

Original title: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

Last action · June 8, 2026: Received in the Senate.Sponsor: Andy Harris

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill provides funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies for the 2027 . It sets spending levels for agricultural research, rural infrastructure, food safety inspections, and major nutrition programs like SNAP and WIC.

Why it matters

This legislation determines the availability of federal funding for critical services including school lunches, rural hospital support, broadband expansion, and food safety oversight for the ending September 30, 2027.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

SNAP recipients

The bill funds the program that provides their food assistance benefits.

Directly affected

Rural hospitals

The bill provides funding for a pilot program to assist with long-term operations and financial health.

Directly affected

Pet food manufacturers

The bill establishes new federal labeling, ingredient, and marketing standards for animal food, preempting differing state regulations.

Directly affected

School food authorities

The bill sets requirements for paid lunch pricing and restricts the procurement of certain imported poultry and seafood.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill change SNAP benefits?

The bill provides $101.24 billion for SNAP operations but does not explicitly change individual benefit eligibility levels, though it remains subject to existing work registration and workfare requirements.

How does this bill affect pet food regulation?

The bill includes the 'PURR Act of 2026' provisions, which centralize animal food regulation under the Center for Veterinary Medicine and establish new labeling and ingredient review standards.

Are there new restrictions on imported food?

Yes, the bill prohibits the use of funds to procure raw or processed poultry or seafood imported from the People's Republic of China for use in school lunch and breakfast programs.

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Procedural history

22 actions

Jun 8, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate.
Jun 4, 2026House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 4, 2026HouseFloor
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 210 (Roll no. 205).
Jun 4, 2026HouseFloor
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 210 (Roll no. 205).
Jun 4, 2026House
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 212 (Roll no. 204).
Jun 4, 2026House
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

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Jun 4, 2026House
Ms. Bynum moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3875)
Jun 4, 2026House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3875-3876)
Jun 4, 2026House
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed with further consideration of H.R. 8646.
Jun 4, 2026House
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 8646 would be postponed.
Jun 4, 2026House
The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Jun 4, 2026House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jun 4, 2026House
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 8646.
Jun 4, 2026House
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1333, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Harris (MD) amendment en bloc.
Jun 4, 2026House
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 8646.
Jun 4, 2026House
The Speaker designated the Honorable Gabe Evans to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Jun 4, 2026House
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1333 and Rule XVIII.
Jun 4, 2026House
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
Jun 4, 2026House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1333. (consideration: CR H3838-3862; text: CR H3843-3860)
Jun 3, 2026House
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1333 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
May 1, 2026House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 548.
May 1, 2026House
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-632, by Mr. Harris (MD).

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8646 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 548 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8646 [Report No. 119-632] Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2026 Mr. Harris of Maryland, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Processing, Research, and Marketing Office of the Secretary (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $55,261,000 of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary, of which $500,000 shall be for the Office of Seafood; not to exceed $15,259,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement; not to exceed $18,315,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of 172,229 more removed characters - read the previous versionEngrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8646 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Processing, Research, and Marketing Office of the Secretary (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $55,261,000 of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary, of which $500,000 shall be for the Office of Seafood; not to exceed $15,259,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement; not to exceed $18,315,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $17,015,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff 173,658 more added characters - read this version

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse6/4/2026Voteview

Total

416

Yes: 210
No: 206
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0

How they voted (416)

392 more members

Nicholas LangworthyRyes

Guy ReschenthalerRyes

Michael BaumgartnerRyes

Teresa Leger FernandezDno

Mariannette Miller-MeeksRyes

Debbie Wasserman SchultzDno

Marilyn StricklandDno

April McClain DelaneyDno

Scott FitzgeraldRyes

Rosa DeLauroDno

Kweisi MfumeDno

Bonnie Watson ColemanDno

Christopher SmithRyes

Steve ScaliseRyes

George LatimerDno

Jennifer McClellanDno

Nicole MalliotakisRyes

Monica De La CruzRyes

Anna Paulina LunaRyes

Sydney Kamlager-DoveDno

Diana HarshbargerRyes

Christopher DeluzioDno

Richard McCormickRyes

Paul GosarRyes

Raja KrishnamoorthiDno

Brittany PettersenDno

Daniel GoldmanDno

David KustoffRyes

Dina TitusDno

Charles FleischmannRyes

Michelle FischbachRyes

Mario Diaz-BalartRyes

Jefferson Van DrewRyes

Derrick Van OrdenRyes

Kristen McDonald RivetDno

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Motion failedHouse6/4/2026U.S. CongressOfficial roll call ↗

On Motion to Recommit

Total

430

Yes: 210
No: 212
Present: 0
Not voting: 8
Abstain: 0

How they voted (2)

Raúl GrijalvaDyes

Kevin KileyRno

Motion succeededHouse6/4/2026U.S. CongressOfficial roll call ↗

On Passage

Total

430

Yes: 213
No: 210
Present: 0
Not voting: 7
Abstain: 0

How they voted (2)

Kevin KileyRyes

Raúl GrijalvaDno

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ADOBE INC

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“IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act”

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AARP

$4,110,000

2026

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“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”

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1-800 Contacts, Inc.

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2025

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Full breakdown

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Discoveries

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

policy shift90% confidence

Centralization of Animal Food Regulation

The bill includes the PURR Act, which significantly shifts animal food regulation to the Center for Veterinary Medicine and preempts state-level labeling laws.

Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine