Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Key Points

• This bill sets fiscal year 2026 funding for the Department of Agriculture, the FDA, and related agencies. It provides billions of dollars for farm loans, rural housing, food assistance, and food and drug safety programs.
• It funds major food programs, including about $118 billion for SNAP, $35.8 billion for child nutrition, and $7.7 billion for WIC. It blocks any rule that would cut the WIC milk allowance and bans schools from using poultry or seafood imported from China.
• The bill rewrites the federal definition of hemp to exclude products with synthesized cannabinoids or quantifiable THC and similar-effect compounds. It also directs at least $200 million to FDA enforcement against illegal e-cigarettes and flavored disposable vapes.
• To address national security concerns, the bill adds the Secretary of Agriculture to the committee that reviews foreign purchases of U.S. land, with a focus on transactions involving China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran.
• The bill includes policy riders that bar funds for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, protect people who hold traditional religious views about marriage from federal discriminatory action, and limit which flags can be flown over covered agency buildings.
• It blocks USDA from finalizing several rules affecting poultry growers and livestock market competition under the Packers and Stockyards Act, and rescinds unobligated funds including $100 million from the Inflation Reduction Act conservation money.