U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released an outline of his priorities for the 2026 Farm Bill following the recent passage of a Farm Bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.
As the first U.S. Senator from California to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in over 30 years, Senator Schiff is advocating for a Farm Bill and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that reflects economic opportunity, health, sustainability, national security, and prosperity. He is also reiterating his opposition to a Farm Bill that includes language that would preempt California state law like Proposition 12.
“It’s time for a Farm Bill that addresses the mounting challenges that farmers, farmworkers, and rural communities are facing. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I’ll be pushing for a bill that that restores and strengthens nutrition programs, empowers California’s specialty crop producers, supports research investments, and provides farmers with increased opportunities to succeed in their businesses. Congress also needs to protect Proposition 12 and return to humane immigration policies for our farmworkers. I look forward to advocating for these priorities to bring the relief that California’s agricultural producers and families need,” said Senator Schiff.
Senator Schiff’s priorities for the next Farm Bill can be viewed here and below:
- Strengthen nutrition programs so American families and the most vulnerable can easily access nutritious food: Deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest food assistance program, have posed serious threats to Americans’ ability to afford food, and fend off poverty and hunger; one estimate projects hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths due to SNAP cuts by 2040.
Source : senate.gov