Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: No action expected on re-passed farm bill until at least next week

TSCRA Daily News Update, June 13, 2008

No action expected on re-passed farm bill
until at least next week

A clerical error omitting the Trade Title from H.R. 2419 necessitated full re-passage of the 2007 farm bill. The House of Representatives quickly voted on the new bill, passing it by a vote of 306-110.

The Senate followed suit last week by re-passing the farm bill by a margin of77-15.

This cleared the way for the bill to be sent to the President – this time complete with all 15 titles. But with President Bush out of the country, no further action on the bill is expected this week.

The President will likely veto the bill when he returns, setting the stage for another override vote in each house of Congress.