Senate Ag. Appropriations Bill Passed

The Senate Ag. Appropriations Committee approved their FY 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The bill was approved 31-0 and funds programs that support agriculture, conservation and nutrition programs. 

The bill provides $145.4 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding, $4.85 billion above the president’s budget request and $7.9 billion below the FY 2017 enacted level. It contains $20.525 billion in discretionary funding, $352 million below the FY 2017 enacted level, and included $124.9 billion in mandatory funding. 

The bill includes funding for TEFAP, CSFP & Food and Nutrition programs including WIC, SNAP and the child nutrition programs. haga clic aquí to read the full committee release and additional bill highlights. 

Funding:

TEFAP Food: $288.750 million

CSFP: $238.120 million

TEFAP: $59.401 million

WIC: $6.35 billion

SNAP: $73.612 billion

Child Nutrition Programs: $24.243 billion

Summer EBT Demonstration: $53 million