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Record· Brief regering2026Z17281open

Measures in agriculture due to the drought

Original: Maatregelen in de landbouw vanwege de droogte

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 August 2026

Translated from Dutch

Measures in agriculture due to the drought

Report· Rapport/brief Algemene Rekenkamer2026Z12457open

Answers to committee questions, posed to the Court of Audit, about the report Results of accountability research 2025 at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and the Animal Health Fund (Parliamentary document 36945-XIV-2)

Original: Beantwoording vragen commissie, gesteld aan de Algemene Rekenkamer, over het rapport Resultaten verantwoordingsonderzoek 2025 bij het Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur en het Diergezondheidsfonds (Kamerstuk 36945-XIV-2)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 27 August 2026

Translated from Dutch

Answers to committee questions, posed to the Court of Audit, about the report Results of accountability research 2025 at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and the Animal Health Fund (Parliamentary document 36945-XIV-2)

Question· Schriftliche Frage21/4573open

Zulässigkeit von Mindestlohnausnahmen für Saisonarbeitskräfte in der Landwirtschaft

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 2026

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Zu welchen Prüfergebnissen hinsichtlich einer Zulässigkeit für eine Abweichung vom Mindestlohn für Saisonarbeitskräfte in der Landwirtschaft ist das Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und Heimat gekommen, und sieht die Bundesregierung Möglichkeiten für zukünftige Abweichungen, auch hinsichtlich des kürzlichen beschlossenen Antrags E03 des Bundesparteitages der CDU?

Bill· SS. 5318 (119th)referred

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2026

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026 This bill establishes a grant program to support summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. Specifically,&nbsp;the Department of Education must use funds provided for the program to&nbsp;award competitive grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. The program is open to local educational agencies that include schools where&nbsp;at least 50% of the students in prekindergarten through grade 3 are (1) reading below grade level at grade 3,&nbsp;or (2) at risk of reading below grade level at grade 3.

Bill· HRH.R. 9572 (119th)referred

BUFFER Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2026

Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act This bill provides that certain land (that is under state regulations) is&nbsp;eligible to participate under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices.&nbsp;&nbsp; Specifically, land otherwise eligible under the program remains eligible for enrollment even if a tribal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice. The bill includes an exception that makes the land ineligible&nbsp;under the program if the implementation&nbsp;requirement has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order. Current regulations&nbsp;exclude from enrollment eligibility (with exceptions) land that is subject to tribal, state, or other local laws, ordinances, or other regulations that require any resource-conserving or environmental protection measures or practices.

Bill· SS. 4912 (119th)referred

BUFFER Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2026

Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act This bill provides that certain land (that is under state regulations) is&nbsp;eligible to participate under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices.&nbsp;&nbsp; Specifically, land otherwise eligible under the program remains eligible for enrollment even if a tribal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice. The bill includes an exception that makes the land ineligible&nbsp;under the program if the implementation&nbsp;requirement has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order. Current regulations&nbsp;exclude from enrollment eligibility (with exceptions) land that is subject to tribal, state, or other local laws, ordinances, or other regulations that require any resource-conserving or environmental protection measures or practices.

Bill· HRH.R. 9535 (119th)referred

Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2026

Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 This bill expands the H-2A agricultural visa program; creates online platforms for H-2A employers, workers, and agencies; and codifies certain wage calculations. Under current law, workers on H-2A visas are only allowed to perform agricultural work of a seasonal or temporary nature.&nbsp;Under the bill, the seasonal work requirement is removed, thus allowing H-2A workers to qualify for agricultural work that occurs year-round. The bill also expands the type of agricultural work that qualifies, including reforestation, aquaculture, and livestock work. The Department of Agriculture must issue rules to define agricultural labor or services for purposes of the H-2A program. The bill also establishes an H-2A visa pathway for current unauthorized agricultural workers who otherwise meet requirements. The Department of Labor must maintain a national, publicly accessible online job registry and database of all job offers submitted by employers seeking a labor certification required to employ H-2A workers.&nbsp;The Department of Homeland Security must establish an online platform for employers to submit information and documentation for review by federal agencies in the course of admitting H-2A workers. The H-2A program requires employers to provide workers with wage rates at or above those set in regulations and such wages must not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers similarly employed in the United States. The bill codifies the current calculation method for the adverse effect wage rate as set in regulation.&nbsp;

Bill· HRH.R. 10058 (119th)referred

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 24 August 2026

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026 This bill establishes a grant program to support summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. Specifically,&nbsp;the Department of Education must use funds provided for the program to&nbsp;award competitive grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. The program is open to local educational agencies that include schools where&nbsp;at least 50% of the students in prekindergarten through grade 3 are (1) reading below grade level at grade 3,&nbsp;or (2) at risk of reading below grade level at grade 3.

Bill· SS. 5277 (119th)referred

RANCH Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 August 2026

Bill· HRH.R. 7562 (119th)referred

Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 24 August 2026

Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of Small Farms within the farm production and conservation mission area.&nbsp; The office must coordinate, review, and implement various programs and activities related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations. Under the bill, a small farm, ranch, or forest operation (1) is less than 180 acres or meets another USDA-determined, acreage-based definition of small; and (2) has an annual gross cash farm income of less than $350,000. Among other things, the activities of the office related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations must include coordinating USDA efforts to improve support for these operators; providing or coordinating technical assistance for these operators for USDA grant, cost-share, and loan programs; and providing grants of not more than $25,000 to these operators directly or through cooperative agreements with other entities for areas including equipment and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, uninsured losses, business planning, and conservation practice adoption. In addition, the Office of Small Farms must designate a&nbsp;small farms coordinator in each state.

Bill· SS. 3860 (119th)referred

Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 24 August 2026

Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of Small Farms within the farm production and conservation mission area.&nbsp; The office must coordinate, review, and implement various programs and activities related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations. Under the bill, a small farm, ranch, or forest operation (1) is less than 180 acres or meets another USDA-determined, acreage-based definition of small; and (2) has an annual gross cash farm income of less than $350,000. Among other things, the activities of the office related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations must include coordinating USDA efforts to improve support for these operators; providing or coordinating technical assistance for these operators for USDA grant, cost-share, and loan programs; and providing grants of not more than $25,000 to these operators directly or through cooperative agreements with other entities for areas including equipment and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, uninsured losses, business planning, and conservation practice adoption. In addition, the Office of Small Farms must designate a&nbsp;small farms coordinator in each state.

Record· Brief regering2026Z12308open

LVVN-inzet in de EU

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 August 2026

LVVN-inzet in de EU

Bill· SS. 4191 (119th)referred

Extending WIC for New Moms Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Extending WIC for New Moms Act This bill extends the eligibility periods for breastfeeding&nbsp;and postpartum women under&nbsp;the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).&nbsp; Specifically, a state program may elect to certify a breastfeeding woman for up to 24 months (currently 1 year) postpartum. The bill also expands the eligibility period for postpartum women to up to 24 months after termination of pregnancy (currently 6 months). The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress evaluating the effect of these changes to the WIC program on (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, (2) breastfeeding rates, and (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under&nbsp;WIC.&nbsp;

Bill· HRH.R. 8055 (119th)referred

Extending WIC for New Moms Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Extending WIC for New Moms Act This bill amends the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to&nbsp;extend the eligibility periods for breastfeeding&nbsp;and postpartum women. Specifically, a state program may elect to certify a breastfeeding woman for up to 24 months (currently 1 year) postpartum. The bill also expands the eligibility period for postpartum women to up to 24 months after termination of pregnancy (currently 6 months). The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress evaluating the effect of these changes to the program on (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, (2) breastfeeding rates, and (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under&nbsp;WIC.&nbsp;

Motion· Motie2025Z17268adopted

Amended motion by member Dassen about switching to European, open standards-based digital alternatives for the digital infrastructure for 36800-61

Original: Gewijzigde motie van het lid Dassen over overstappen op Europese, op open standaarden gebaseerde digitale alternatieven voor de digitale infrastructuur t.v.v. 36800-61

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 August 2026

Translated from Dutch

Amended motion by member Dassen about switching to European, open standards-based digital alternatives for the digital infrastructure for 36800-61

Bill· HRH.R. 345 (119th)reported

Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025 This bill requires standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, which are agreements between federal, state, and local governments to share the costs of suppressing wildfires that occur across multiple jurisdictions.&nbsp; The Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, and Defense must&nbsp;establish standard operating procedures relating to payment timelines for fire suppression cost share agreements established under the Reciprocal Fire Protection Act. The departments must also&nbsp;review each agreement that is in operation within a year of this bill's enactment and modify an agreement as necessary to comply with the standard operating procedures. The standard operating procedures must require that (1) each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements applicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost share agreement, and (2) the federal paying entity reimburse a local fire department if the fire department submits an invoice in accordance with cost settlement procedures.

Bill· HRH.R. 9686 (119th)referred

FARM AI Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Bill· HRH.R. 5753 (119th)referred

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025 This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs of the Department of Agriculture. Specifically, beginning&nbsp;November 1, 2025,&nbsp;the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2026.

Bill· HRH.R. 1380 (119th)referred

Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act This bill establishes&nbsp;the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Agricultural Marketing Service's Packers and Stockyards Division. Specifically, the office must use all available tools (e.g., subpoenas) to investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (P&amp;S Act). Further, the bill grants the office the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized by that act. Additionally, the office must serve as a liaison to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector, consult with the Department of Homeland Security on national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector, and maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise. As background,&nbsp;the purposes of the P&amp;S&nbsp;Act are to&nbsp;assure fair competition and trade practices, safeguard farmers and ranchers, protect consumers, and protect livestock, meat, and poultry industry members from unfair, deceptive, unjustly discriminatory, and monopolistic practices.&nbsp;Those engaged in the business of marketing livestock, meat, and poultry in commerce are subject to the P&amp;S&nbsp;Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 113 (119th)open

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 2026

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2027, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2028-FY2036, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases the deficit.&nbsp; The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2027-FY2036 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits (on-budget), debt subject to limit, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct the House Agriculture Committee, the House Armed Services Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Administration Committee to submit recommendations for legislation that will increase the deficit over FY2027-FY2036 by not more than specified amounts. Each committee must submit the recommendations to the House Budget Committee by September 11, 2026.&nbsp; (Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) In addition, the resolution establishes a reserve fund that allows certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate reconciliation legislation. Finally, the resolution sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels; the budgetary treatment of the discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service; emergency spending; and additional adjustments for disaster relief, wildfire suppression, health care fraud and abuse control, continuing disability reviews and redeterminations, and reemployment services and eligibility assessments.

Bill· HRH.R. 9770 (119th)open

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 2026

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 4, 2026, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2027 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2027 begins on October 1, 2026. The&nbsp;CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2026 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the bill includes exceptions for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Small Business Administration loan programs; the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund; the Indian Health Service; and wildfire suppression activities. In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs, authorities, and restrictions, including the Department of Agriculture’s livestock mandatory price reporting program, the National Flood Insurance Program, limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the authority to waive certain pay limitations that apply to wildland firefighters and other wildland fire personnel,&nbsp; the authority for the District of Columbia to spend local funds, and the freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress.&nbsp; The bill also provides the customary payments to the beneficiaries of the late Representative David Scott and the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

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