Overview
- The House, which voted Thursday after hours of floor wrangling, approved the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 by 224-200.
- Lawmakers adopted Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s amendment 280-142 to delete provisions that would have blocked state pesticide warning labels and curtailed suits when companies follow EPA-approved labels.
- Pressure from the Make America Healthy Again movement helped pull 73 Republicans into a bipartisan coalition, while Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson and farm allies warned that varying state rules could drive up costs.
- Leaders removed a push for year-round E15 ethanol sales and set a separate House vote for May 13, and the Senate is expected to rewrite key sections before any final compromise.
- The fight played out the same week the Supreme Court heard arguments on Roundup liability and after a February order prioritizing domestic glyphosate production, highlighting stakes for future lawsuits and labeling rules.