House approves final FY2026 appropriations bills

On January 23, 2026, in Appropriations, by David Elrod

The House on Thursday approved all of its remaining FY2026 appropriations bills, where they will now head to the Senate for consideration before the January 30 deadline.

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House appropriations bill excludes year-round E15

On January 23, 2026, in Ethanol, by Tom Super

Midwest Republicans made a last-ditch attempt with House leadership to add year-round E15 to a must-pass fiscal 2026 appropriations package, and they came away with authorization of a council to study the issue and develop legislation to be considered next month.

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The state of Oregon last summer petitioned FSIS to allow state establishments — located in states operating under a cooperative agreement with FSIS to enforce requirements “at least equal to” federal requirements — to slaughter or process amenable species for subsequent use at federal establishments within the same state.

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Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, yesterday filed paperwork to run for Minnesota governor, according to a filing.

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The map that Maryland Democrats are considering to rewrite congressional district lines could oust Rep. Andy Harris, the state’s lone Republican representative, The Washington Post reported.

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