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Federal Policy
Appropriations & Farm Bill Update
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Appropriations, the Budget, & the Farm Bill: What Are The
Differences?
Federal Budget
The Federal Budget Process is Annual
The Farm Bill Occurs Every Five (or so) Years
Mandatory Funding =>Enacted By Law
Discretionary funding requires passage of an annual appropriation bill
Appropriations: Why Do We Care?
Rural Development
Credit Programs
FY13 Appropriations & CRFS
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
Conservation
Value Added Producer Program
The Farm Bill
The Farm Bill: Why Do We Care?
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act
Beginning Farmer, Rancher Opportunity Act
Research, Education, and Extension Bill
Conservation
What’s the Appropriations Legislative Process?
• House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Members’ priorities,
• Subcommittee mark-up• Committee Vote, Report• Full House Debate (Limits to amendments)• Final passage
• Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee
• Members’ priorities• Subcommittee mark-up• Committee Vote, Report• Full Senate Debate (Limits to amendments)• Final passage
House-Senate Conference Negotiation
President signs or vetoes
What’s The Farm Bill Process?
• Bill Introduced in House• House Agriculture Committee (Subcommittee Action?)• Committee Vote, Report• Full House Debate (potential amendments)• Final passage
• Bill Introduced in Senate• Senate Agriculture Committee (Subcommittee Action?)• Committee Vote, Report• Full Senate Debate (potential amendments)• Final passage
House-Senate Conference Negotiation
President signs or vetoes
This Is Important To Me.
How Do I Get Involved?
Who to Contact to Get Involved?
http://sustainableagriculture.net/take-action/ | http://www.michaelfields.org/contact-us/
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