house passes farm bill
Definition
A common news headline phrasing denoting that the United States House of Representatives has voted to approve the Farm Bill, an omnibus legislative package reauthorizing federal funding for agriculture, nutrition assistance, rural development, and related programs typically over a five-year period.
In the most recent instance, on April 30, 2026, the Republican-controlled House narrowly passed a GOP-led 'Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026' (224-200) after intense party infighting, including cuts to food assistance and delays on biofuel expansions.
Examples
In a congressional plot twist smoother than subsidized butter, the house passes farm bill just as planting season kicks off.
Who needs party unity when you've got procedural drama? The house passes farm bill amid a GOP cage match over food stamp trims.
Farmers tipped their caps today: the house passes farm bill, heroically sidestepping tariffs while generously slimming nutrition budgets.
Make America Healthy Again meets old-school agribusiness in epic showdown, yet somehow the house passes farm bill without a single popcorn break.