Release: Senate Advances Agriculture Appropriations Bill
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Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
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Release: Senate Advances Agriculture Appropriations Bill
FY 2024 “Minibus” Maintains Support for Vital Sustainable Agriculture Programs
Washington, DC, November 1, 2023 – Today, the Senate passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 “minibus” appropriations package, which includes discretionary funding for agriculture and food access programs such as Conservation Technical Assistance and the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program, among others. “Minibus” refers to a small package of different appropriations bills, which in this case consists of Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration.
…“Under difficult constraints, the Senate crafted and has now passed a solid, bipartisan FY 2024 agriculture spending bill which maintains investment in conservation technical assistance and sustainable agriculture research while rejecting harmful riders and