The House may vote again on the farm bill today … or tomorrow. Just one day from the deadline to reconsider the measure that failed last month, it’s still unclear what the next step is for the sweeping farm and nutrition policy legislation, report Pro Ag’s Helena Bottemiller Evich and Liz Crampton this morning.
Politico reports GOP leadership is planning to bring an immigration bill to the floor today — a condition of farm bill support from the Freedom Caucus, the conservative coalition that helped defeat it the first time round. Once that’s done, the farm bill could be voted upon immediately — or it could be kicked to Friday.