NGFA Issues: Congress
Congress Returns to Election-Year Agenda (1/26/13)
Back to Drawing Board for Farm Bill after Supercommittee's Demise (12/1/11)
Farm Bill Deliberations Continue as Clock Ticks for Supercommittee (11/17/11)
Senate Confirms Nomination of Wetjen to CFTC; Punke, Siddiqui to USTR Posts (10/31/11)
Obama to Sign Trade Agreements on Oct. 21 (10/20/11)
Ag Committee Leaders Pledge Specific Recommendations by Nov. 1 on Cutting $23 Billion from Ag Spending (10/20/11)
Farm Bill Proposals Emerge as Congressional Supercommittee Looks for Budget Savings (10/11/11)
Obama Deficit-Reduction Proposals Include Conservation, Farm Program Cuts (9/22/11)
Federal Court Curbs FDA's Authority Over Compounded Veterinary Medications (9/22/11)
Debt-Reduction Congressional Joint Committee Begins Work (9/8/11)
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Ag, FDA Spending Bill (9/8/11)
Congress Begins Action on Trade-Related Bills (9/8/11)
Senate Committee to Conduct Confirmation Hearings on Trade Nominees (9/8/11)
Senate Ag Committee Conducts Second Field Hearing on 2012 Farm Bill (8/25/11)
Obama Announces Intent to Propose New Economic Stimulus Plan (8/25/11)
Congressional Leaders Appoint 12 to Joint Deficit-Reduction Committee (8/11/11)
2012 Farm Bill May Be Expedited by Future Budget Deal (8/11/11)
Congress Prepares for Round 2 of Federal Budget Deficit Debate Following August Recess (8/5/11)
Vote on House Debt-Ceiling Bill Delayed as Senate Vows Defeat (7/28/11)
NGFA Forms Grain and Feed PAC Committee (7/28/11)
House Ag Committee Drafting Bill to Modify USDA Biotech Regulatory Approval System (7/14/11)
House Ag Committee Reviews Farm Bill Conservation Programs (7/14/11)
Congressional Leaders Meeting at White House Following Weekend of Positioning on Federal Budget, Debt Ceiling (7/11/11)
Cantor Drops Out of Talks with Biden on Raising Federal Debt Limit in Exchange for Spending Cuts (6/23/11)
House Approves Spending Cuts (6/16/11)
Senate Approves Reductions in Ethanol Subsidies in Significant, but Symbolic, Vote (6/16/11)
Action on Stalled Free Trade Agreements Anticipated (6/16/11)
House Appropriations Committee Approves FDA, Ag, CFTC Budgets (6/2/11)
House Approves Amendment to Ban White House Attempt to Weigh Political Contributions when Awarding Federal Contracts (5/27/11)
House Appropriations Subcommittee Reduces Proposed Budgets for FDA, CFTC for Fiscal 2012 (5/27/11)
White House-Congressional Budget Discussions Continue; $1 Trillion in Cuts Targeted (5/27/11)
Congress Likely to Consider Changes to Ethanol Tax Policies (5/19/11)
White House Signals Intent to Submit Trade Agreements to Congress for Ratification (5/5/11)
House Ag Committee Approves Bill Delaying Derivatives Provisions of Dodd-Frank Law; Senate Prospects Dim (5/5/11)
Budget Talks Continue as April 8 Federal Government Shutdown Looms (4/7/11)
Congress Repeals IRS 1099 Reporting Requirement (4/7/11)
CFTC Chairman Gensler Testifies on Dodd-Frank Implementation (4/7/11)
Senate Rejects Legislation to Curtail EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation (4/7/11)
Congress Returns Facing April 8 Deadline for Fiscal 2011 Spending Bill (3/24/11)
Congress Approves Another Stop-Gap Spending Bill to Keep Federal Government Operating Until April 8 (3/21/11)
Stage Set for More Budget Negotiations following Senate Votes (3/10/11)
Repeal of IRS 1099 Reporting Requirement on Hold in Senate Over Budget Offsets (3/10/11)
Repeal of IRS 1099 Reporting Requirement Gains House Passage, but Differences Over Budget Offsets Emerge (3/4/11)
Stopgap Fiscal 2011 Spending Bill Provides Two Weeks to Resolve $50 Billion Gap (3/4/11)
Congress Returns to Budget Impasse as March 4 Deadline Looms (2/24/11)
House Committee Approves Repeal of IRS 1099 Reporting Requirement (2/24/11)
State, Regional Associations Complete Successful Congressional Visits (2/24/11)
House Nears Completion of Floor Action on Fiscal 2011 Spending Bill as Obama Threatens Veto (2/18/11)
Obama Administration Releases Fiscal 2012 Budget Proposal, Setting Up Battle with Congressional Republicans over Extent of Spending Cuts (2/15/11)
House Ag Committee Begins Oversight Hearings on Financial Regulatory Reform Law (2/10/11)
House Republicans Initiate Hearings on Obama Administration Regulations (2/10/11)
State, Regional Grain and Feed Associations to Make Congressional Visits During Washington Fly-In (2/10/11)
The New U.S. House -- A Look at Key Committees Important to NGFA Members (2/10/11)
House Budget, Appropriations Committees Outline Proposed Fiscal 2011 Spending Cuts (2/4/11)
Senate Approves Eliminating IRS 1099 Reporting Requirement of Health Care Law (2/4/11)
House Committee Conducts Hearings on Tax Reform, Trade Agreements (1/27/11)
House Suspends Votes following Arizona Shooting Incident (1/10/11)
New Congress Convenes Jan. 5; Faces Agenda Dominated by Budget (12/30/10)
Senate Scheduled to Vote Dec. 13 on Tax-Extension Bill that Includes Ethanol, Biodiesel Provisions (12/10/10)
House Republicans Select Committee Chairmen (12/10/10)
Mid-Term Election Outcomes Portend Significant Changes for Make-Up of Key Congressional Committees (11/4/10)
Focus Shifts to Lame-Duck Congressional Session After Elections (11/4/10)
Congress Adjourns for Fall Elections After Punting Most Issues to Lame-Duck Session (10/7/10)
Congress Adjourns for November Elections After Adopting Funding Bill (10/1/10)
Obama Blocked from Appointing Officials During Congressional Recess to Posts Requiring Senate Confirmation (10/1/10)
President Signs Small Business Tax Bill into Law (9/28/10)
Senate Committee Delays Consideration of Bill Expanding OSHA's Powers (9/28/10)
EPA Administrator Grilled at Senate Ag Hearing (9/28/10)
NGFA Urges House Committee to Approve Cuba Trade, Travel Bill (9/28/10)
NGFA Grain and Feed PAC Hosts Agribusiness Meeting with Sen. Coburn in Oklahoma (8/26/10)
Bipartisan Group Unveils Final Version of Senate Food/Feed Safety Bill (8/12/10)
Congress Finally Begins August Recess after Reconvening to Consider Aid for Teachers and State Budgets, Border Security Bills (8/12/10)
Congress Plods Toward August Recess (7/30/10)
Senate Approves Financial Regulatory Reform Bill (7/15/10)
Reid Vows to Bring Energy, Climate-Change Bill to Senate Floor in July (7/15/10)
House Committee Sets July 21 Meeting to Approve Expansive OSHA Bill (7/15/10)
House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee Boosts Fiscal Year 2011 Funding for CFTC, FDA (7/13/10)
Final Approval of Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Delayed (7/1/10)
Obama Commits to Pursuing Ratification of U.S.-Korea FTA (7/1/10)
House Ag Committee Approves Bill Expanding Ag Trade with Cuba (7/1/10)
Senate Consideration of Bill Extending Tax Breaks Collapses Amid Concern over Impact on Budget Deficit (6/25/10)
Senators Named to Financial Regulatory Reform Conference Committee (6/3/10)
Senate to Consider Tax Break Bill Upon Return from Memorial Day Recess (6/3/10)
Senate Vote Set for June on Bill Revoking EPA's Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases (5/28/10)
Senate Approves Financial Regulatory Reform Bill (5/20/10)
NGFA Urges Senate to Take 'Reasoned Approach' to Financial Regulatory Reform Bill (5/12/10)
Senate Continues Floor Debate on Financial Regulatory Reform Bill (5/6/10)
Senate Ag Committee Approves Financial Reform Bill (4/22/10)
Senate Floor Action on Food/Feed Safety Bill Delayed to May (4/22/10)
Senators Plan to Introduce Climate-Change/Energy Bill on April 26 (4/22/10)
Work on Senate Food/Feed Safety Bill Halted by Attempt to Legislatively Ban Use of Chemical in Food, Beverage Packaging (4/8/10)
Senate Staff Continues Work on Final Version of Senate Food/Feed Safety Bill (4/2/10)
Unveiling of Senate Climate-Change Bill Scheduled for Mid-April (3/26/10)
Senate Banking Committee Approves Sweeping Regulatory Reform Bill (3/26/10)
NGFA, Ag Producer, Agribusiness, Meat Groups Continue Efforts to Further Improve Senate Food/Feed Safety Bill (3/11/10)
Senate Passes Second 'Jobs' Bill; Includes Biodiesel Tax Credit (3/11/10)
House Subcommittee Examines Commodity Exchange Act Provisions of 2008 Farm Law (3/11/10)
Senate Passes Pared Down Jobs Bill; Looks for Second Bite at Apple (2/25/10)
Reid Presses for Climate, Energy Bill as EPA Lays Down Marker (2/25/10)
White House Proposes to Require Agencies to Consider Greenhouse Gases, Climate-Change Impacts When Weighing Policy Actions (2/25/10)
President, Congress Seek Clarity in Agenda Following State of the Union, Massachusetts Election Shake-Up (1/28/10)
Administration, Congressional Democrats Recalibrating Legislative Agenda Following Senate Election in Massachusetts (1/25/10)
House Committee Scheduled to Begin Examination of Freight Rail Reform on Feb. 11 (1/25/10)
Inland Waterways Users Board Approves Plan to Improve Project Delivery (1/14/10)
Outlook for Major Federal Policy Issues in 2010 (12/29/09)
Impacts of Climate-Change Legislation – A Look at Troubling Numbers (12/29/09)
New Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Leadership Announced (12/29/09)
Senate Committee Adopts Major New Rail Reform Legislation (12/17/09)
House Approves Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation (12/17/09)
Obama Heads to Climate-Change Talks as Impasse Widens (12/17/09)
House Ag Subcommittee Conducts Hearings on Impact of Climate-Change Bill on Ag (12/3/09)
Senate Committee Approves Major Food/Feed Safety Bill (11/19/09)
House Ag Committee Approves Derivatives Regulation Bill (10/22/09)
Senate Committee Set to Start Deliberations on Climate-Change Bill (10/22/09)
Congress Appropriates $5.4 Billion for Waterway Projects (10/22/09)
Confirmation Hearing Provides Little Insight on CFTC Nominees (10/8/09)
Senate Version of Cap-and-Trade Climate-Change Bill Introduced (10/8/09)
Trade Issues Addressed as Congress Completes Ag Appropriations Bill (10/8/09)
House Judiciary Committee Approves Rail Antitrust Bill
Siddiqui Nominated Chief Ag Trade Negotiator
House Passes Three-Month Extension of Highway Bill
Senate Climate-Change Bill Expected to be Introduced Soon; Progress Likely Slow
Senate Leaders Delay Introduction of Climate-Change Bill
Kennedy's Death to Shift Important Senate Committee Assignments
NGFA Voices Concerns to Senate on Climate-Change Legislation
Senate Approves Ag, FDA Appropriations Bill
House Approves Major Food-Feed Safety Bill
Hearings for Chair of Surface Transportation Board Reveal Little
House Subcommittee Approves Rail Antitrust Bill
NGFA Joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Urging Congress to Exercise Caution in Reforming Health Care
House May Consider Food-Feed Safety Legislation Next Week
Texan Appointed to Senate Agriculture Committee
NGFA Preparing to Testify at July 21 Senate Hearing on CBOT Wheat Futures Contract
House Ag Committee Conducts Hearing on Food Safety Legislation
Senate to Delay Work on Climate-Change Bill Until September
Senate Committee Approves 18-Month Highway Bill Extension
Senate Study Released on CBOT Wheat Futures Market Performance
Discussions Continue on Changes to House Food/Feed Safety Bill
Focus on Climate-Change Legislation Shifts to Senate
House Panel Starts on Surface Transportation Bill Despite Obama Plea
Negotiations Reach Critical Stage on House Climate-Change Bill
House Subcommittee to Conduct June 3 Hearing on Major Food/Feed Safety Legislation
House Committee Nears Passage of Climate Bill
House Committee Nears Passage of Climate Bill
Obama Administration Proposes New Biofuels Standard