{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-8646","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 8646","kind":"bill","group":"budget","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House for portions of this bill","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-05-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-06-04","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h205","question":"On Passage","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027","result":"Passed","yea":213,"nay":210,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll205.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2026-06-08"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2026-06-04","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027","result":"Failed","yea":210,"nay":212,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll204.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-06-04","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, including"},{"k":"li","t":"the Office of the Secretary,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Executive Operations,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Economic Research Service,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the National Agricultural Statistics Service,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Agricultural Research Service,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Agricultural Marketing Service, and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Food Safety and Inspection Service.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, including"},{"k":"li","t":"the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Farm Service Agency,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Risk Management Agency, and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Natural Resources Conservation Service.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund."},{"k":"p","t":"For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations for"},{"k":"li","t":"Salaries and Expenses,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Rural Housing Service,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Rural Utilities Service.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service for"},{"k":"li","t":"Child Nutrition Programs;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Commodity Assistance Program; 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Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, with exceptions for certain sections.","cite":{"label":"Title IV, “CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H4E1FFFA72DB747AE9E6908482177EBFA"}},{"text":"Provides $8,000,000,000 for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, with not less than $90,000,000 for breastfeeding peer counselors and related activities.","cite":{"label":"Title IV, “SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H38B652174BC54ECA80D7D305757AE12F"}},{"text":"Provides $7,109,336,000 for Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses, with portions derived from user fees on prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, animal drugs, and tobacco products.","cite":{"label":"Title VI, “SALARIES AND 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to liquidate certain debt incurred before fiscal year 1992.","cite":{"label":"Title III, “RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H0EBF1BB9FF254AE08B1D6294D71A36AE"}},{"text":"Provides $900,000,000 for commodities and expenses for dispositions abroad under title II of the Food for Peace Act, to remain available until expended.","cite":{"label":"Title V, “FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H3A0E19203CC14F3682D77F483ABDB3DA"}},{"text":"Bars use of funds for reprogramming or transfers that create or eliminate programs, relocate offices, or reorganize activities, unless the responsible official notifies the Committees on Appropriations and receives approval at least 30 days in advance.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 716","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H0DD6E374A76A4F4FBF41606FA933A221"}},{"text":"Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add an animal food section, including a bar on State and local animal food labeling or advertising requirements that differ from or extend beyond those established by the Food and Drug Administration.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 772","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#HEDBAA66BBCFE403ABDF9044C09833FFF"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 739","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H7BE8730AB501486C9BBCA1FFB52D9D74"},"heading":"","effect":"Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture is included in the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States case by case for covered transactions involving agricultural land, biotechnology, or the agriculture industry, and directs notification of certain agricultural land transactions.","amount":null,"quote":"The Secretary of Agriculture shall be included as a member of the Committee on Foreign 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2018.","amount":"$1,500,000","quote":"There is appropriated $1,500,000 for the emergency and transitional pet shelter and housing assistance grant program"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 774","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#HC77711A75AAC484E96EB02C7B78173D8"},"heading":"","effect":"Limits civil and criminal liability for persons, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governments connected to good-faith donations of apparently fit pet food and pet supplies, except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct.","amount":null,"quote":"A person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of an apparently fit pet-related product"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 779","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H37212D33758B44B6954B5AF5E7FB9F65"},"heading":"","effect":"Amends Public Law 87–590 so the Arkansas Valley Conduit contract provides for payment of 35 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U.S.C. 2128 may make and participate in loans and commitments and provide technical and other financial assistance to cooperatives"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 760","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#HEB01568E5EA4432BB913C373D43627E2"},"heading":"","effect":"Requires the acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved before February 19, 2019 to include the words \"genetically engineered\" before the existing name.","amount":null,"quote":"the acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include the words “genetically engineered”"}]},{"category":"named_funding","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Title I, “Agricultural research service — BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#HF534D4CF41D644D1BD1371D92C1C7D18"},"heading":"","effect":"Provides $18,003,000 for agricultural research facilities, directed to the purposes and amounts listed in the Community Project Funding table in the committee report.","amount":"$18,003,000","quote":"for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding” in the report accompanying this Act"},{"cite":{"label":"Title I, “NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H2E44C060552C479BA0344C469039DEDF"},"heading":"","effect":"Appropriates $11,880,000, to remain available until expended, for the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund.","amount":"$11,880,000","quote":"For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended."},{"cite":{"label":"Title II, “CONSERVATION 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access hospitals receiving assistance from the Rural Health Transformation Program.","amount":"$398,527,252","quote":"of which $398,527,252 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled “Community Project Funding” in the report accompanying this Act"},{"cite":{"label":"Title III, “RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H33CA26B10F0A4513A71329AA92C64131"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets $7,000,000 for grants to four named regional authorities and commissions, and separately sets $4,000,000 for business grants for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes.","amount":"$7,000,000","quote":"$7,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.)"},{"cite":{"label":"Title III, “RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM 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and cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and are majority governed by members of those groups.","amount":"$3,000,000","quote":"$3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups"},{"cite":{"label":"Title IV, “SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H38B652174BC54ECA80D7D305757AE12F"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets the WIC cash-value voucher at different percentages of the fiscal year 2020 amount for children participants (267 percent) and women participants (428 percent).","amount":null,"quote":"set at an amount equal to 267 percent of the amount provided for such voucher in fiscal year 2020 for children participants, and 428 percent of the amount provided for such voucher in such fiscal year for women participants"},{"cite":{"label":"Title IV, 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funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under this section"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 745","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H11D64A841B9C4F4C8B17D0AB1BF460AC"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets maximum monthly fluid milk allowances in quarts for WIC Food Packages IV, V, VI and VII (16, 22, 16 and 24 quarts) for fiscal year 2027, and states that Food Package III should conform.","amount":null,"quote":"the maximum monthly allowances of fluid milk for the following food packages described in section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, are:"},{"cite":{"label":"Title IV, “SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#HFFA4A19084664534AA1CCF940B5802D9"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets aside $3,000,000 for demonstration projects for tribal organizations, and $998,000 for nutrition education for State agencies and Tribes in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.","amount":"$3,000,000","quote":"$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law 115–334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 704","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H642F05D210E54F2D8D3636740F845C2C"},"heading":"","effect":"Caps indirect cost payments on cooperative agreements between USDA and nonprofit institutions at 10 percent of total direct cost, while grants and contracts are computed on a similar basis for all agencies.","amount":null,"quote":"No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the 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regulation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 743","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H7E13F476A0C240069F04F6C5DD988EF8"},"heading":"","effect":"For school year 2027–2028, requires only school food authorities that had a negative nonprofit school food service account balance as of June 30, 2026 to set a paid lunch price under the Richard B. 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without counting toward the section 11 allotment limit, excluding title I and subtitle A of title III programs.","amount":null,"quote":"other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 755","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H5E323FC9155742B59D5040184D339278"},"heading":"","effect":"Exempts premium pay for APHIS employees responding to an animal disease or plant health emergency outbreak from the aggregate pay limits in title 5 and other laws limiting premium pay.","amount":null,"quote":"shall be exempted from the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay calculated under section 5547(b)(1) and (2) of title 5, United States Code"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 731","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H0C6EA1ED45564CBCB261345C63D6A27E"},"heading":"","effect":"Requires iron and steel products in rural water and wastewater projects funded under named programs to be made in the United States, with waivers the Secretary may grant and an exemption for projects whose plans received State approval before enactment.","amount":null,"quote":"Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection"}]},{"category":"rule_delay","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 726","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H32375375ADB140ECAB3AD78A271AD6A6"},"heading":"","effect":"Bars use of funds to implement or enforce the \"variety\" requirements of a 2016 SNAP retailer standards final rule until the Secretary amends the definitions to increase the number of qualifying items, and applies earlier requirements in the meantime.","amount":null,"quote":"implement, administer, or enforce the “variety” requirements of the final rule entitled “Enhancing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)”"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 752","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H4E937484C6EA41E68AC4FAEDCB05B613"},"heading":"","effect":"Bars FDA from using funds to issue or promote new guidelines or regulations for food manufacturers of low-risk ready-to-eat foods for Listeria monocytogenes until FDA considers new science in developing its related Compliance Policy Guide.","amount":null,"quote":"to issue or promote any new guidelines or regulations applicable to food manufacturers of low risk ready-to-eat (RTE) foods for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm)"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 758","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8646/text/eh#H9BEC06B3BDE149788A45574D0793D4A4"},"heading":"","effect":"Bars use of funds to write, prepare, publish, implement or enforce four named Department of Agriculture poultry and livestock market rules and similar efforts, and directs the 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H.R. 8646, 119th Congress: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027. House: 213 Yea, 210 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 4 Jun 2026."}}