The "Farm Bill" in Brief

Publication Date: February 2007

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Agriculture, forestry and fishing

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Most provisions of the current "farm bill," the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171), expire in 2007. On January 31, 2007, the Administration opened the debate on a new bill with a package of proposed policy changes. Several would alter significantly some aspects of the current commodity support system. The Administration also proposed changes in other farm bill programs, including conservation, rural development, trade, domestic food assistance, agricultural credit, energy, and research. This report will be updated as events warrant; for a more extensive discussion, see CRS Report RL33037, Previewing a 2007 Farm Bill.