LCV Statement on House Passage of Harmful Farm Bill

Washington, D.C. — In response to House passage of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, aka the Farm Bill, the League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement from Healthy Communities Program Director, Madeleine Foote:

“The Farm Bill forced through by MAGA House Republicans is a direct threat to the health of our families, our communities, and our environment. Instead of supporting the farmers who are on the frontlines of rising costs and climate impacts. This bill prioritizes corporate interests and leaves family farmers with little meaningful help to confront their biggest challenges.

The bill will undermine critical conservation and forest management programs, jeopardize public health, and erode community safety and states’ rights. At a time when families across the country are struggling to put food on the table, this bill also fails to address the damaging cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program made by H.R. 1, making it even harder for people to access healthy food.

Congress should be working to strengthen our food systems, protect our environment, and support the people who feed our nation, not doing the opposite. We urge the Senate to reject this harmful bill and instead pass a Farm Bill that puts people, farmers, and communities first.”

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