The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 29 to 26. This bill now advanced to the House floor.

The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides a total discretionary allocation of $25.873 billion, which is $355 million (1.35%) below the Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level and $2.688 billion (9.4%) below the President’s Budget Request.

Key Takeaways

  • The committee recommends a budget of $61,855,000 for the Risk Management Agency. This is a reduction of $3,782,00 from the 2024 appropriation and a reduction of $4,095,000 from the 2025 budget estimate.
  • For The Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, the committee recommends funding of $9,055,166. This is a cut of 1,630,418 from the 2024 loan level.
  • Salaries and Expenses for the Farm Service Agency would be funded at $1,204,307,000 with transfers of $305,803,000 for a total program level of 1,510,110,000. This is a reduction of $5,000,000 for the 2024 appropriation and 12,139,000 short of the 2025 estimate.
  • The committee recommends an appropriation of $14,710,000,000 for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund. This is a reduction of $774,000,000 from the 2024 appropriations.

View the full version of the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act here