House Agriculture Committee Advances Farm Bill, Sends to Full House

摘要

The House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill – formally called the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (H.R. 6083)(FARRM) – by a vote of 35-11 on July 12. Seven Democrats and four Republicans voted against thebill, which fended off nearly 100 amendments that were filedprior to the mark-up with more added throughout the day.