Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 7/5/22

On June 23rd, the House Appropriations Committee marked up and approved its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Agriculture Spending bill. The full House Appropriations Committee markup and approval followed the Agriculture Subcommittee’s approval of the funding bill on Wednesday, June 15th. The agriculture appropriations bill includes funding for a wide range of farm and food programs, including conservation initiatives, beginning farmer and rancher training, and agricultural research. 

For FY 2023, the bill provides discretionary funding of $27.2 billion – an increase of $2.075 billion, more than 8 percent above FY 2022 but slightly below President Biden’s Budget request of $28.5 billion, an increase of 17.1 percent above FY 2021 levels (excluding Food for Peace Title II Grants.).

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