Federal funding for the Agriculture Department, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies is set for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. Major amounts include $101.2 billion for SNAP (food stamps) with a $3 billion reserve, $37.9 billion for school meals and other child nutrition programs, $8 billion for WIC, and about $7.1 billion for the FDA, plus funding for farm loans, rural housing, rural broadband, conservation, and overseas food aid. Households served by WIC would see the fruit-and-vegetable benefit set well above 2020 levels, and rural home buyers keep the higher 80 percent loan limit after a planned reduction is blocked. Beyond spending, dozens of policy riders direct or restrict agency action: USDA is barred from enforcing Packers and Stockyards rules on poultry contracting and meat-market competition, the FDA's food-traceability and produce-water rules are delayed, and a new section preempts state pet-food labeling laws and eases federal pet-food ingredient approvals. Other provisions bar federal action against people who hold the belief that marriage is between one man and one woman, direct at least $200 million toward enforcement against illegal e-cigarettes, cancel $95 million in prior Inflation Reduction Act farm-loan relief, and require public release of certain audit reports and advance notice before large grants are terminated.
Corporate Benefits
- Packers and Stockyards market rules — Enforcement barred for poultry-contract and competition rules
- FDA food-traceability rule — Enforcement delayed to July 2028 for recordkeeping requirements
- FDA produce-safety water rule — Enforcement barred for wine grapes, hops, pulses, and almonds
- FDA sodium-reduction guidance — Blocked until new dietary survey data is published
- FDA Listeria guidance for low-risk foods — Blocked pending a new science review
- Pet-food state-label preemption — Federal standards override state labeling and advertising rules
- Pet-food ingredient clearance — AAFCO-listed ingredients deemed safe without FDA approval
Average Household Impact
- WIC fruit and vegetable benefit — Set at 267% (children) and 428% (women) of 2020 levels
- SNAP funding — $101.2 billion appropriated with a $3 billion contingency reserve
- WIC funding — $8 billion appropriated for the year
- Child nutrition funding — $37.9 billion for school meals and related programs
- Rural home loan limit — Cut to 60% blocked, keeping the 80% maximum
- Distressed farm-borrower relief — $95 million cancelled from prior Inflation Reduction Act funds
Civil Liberties
- Religious-belief protection — Federal action barred against one-man-one-woman marriage views
Criminal Justice & Due Process
- Illegal e-cigarette enforcement — At least $200 million directed to criminal and civil action
Transparency & Accountability
- Packers and Stockyards disclosure rules — Poultry grower-contract transparency rules barred from enforcement
- Pending meat-market investigations — Agency directed to close cases under the rescinded rules
- Foreign animal-disease audit reports — Required to be made publicly available
- Grant-termination notice — Three business days' notice to Congress before ending awards of $1 million or more
- Genetically engineered animal labeling — 'Genetically engineered' required before the market name
- Agency-funded news disclosure — Prepackaged news stories must disclose government sponsorship
Congressional Summary
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies.The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, includingthe Office of the Secretary,Executive Operations,the Economic Research Service,the National Agricultural Statistics Service,the Agricultural Research Service,the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,the Agricultural Marketing Service, andthe Food Safety and Inspection Service.The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, includingthe Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,the Farm Service Agency,the Risk Management Agency, andthe Natural Resources Conservation Service.The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations forSalaries and Expenses,the Rural Housing Service,the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, andthe Rural Utilities Service.The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service forChild Nutrition Programs;the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);the Commodity Assistance Program; andNutrition Programs Administration.The bill provides appropriations to the Foreign Agricultural Service for (1) Food for Peace Title II Grants, and (2) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.The bill also provides appropriations forthe Food and Drug Administration,the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, andthe Farm Credit Administration.Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.It also includes provisions that address the regulation of animal food, liability for donations of pet-related products, and payments for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-01
- Date Added
- 2026-05-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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