The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on a 224-200 vote Wednesday, sending the first full farm bill since 2018 to the Senate. Fourteen Democrats joined all but three Republicans to reach the margin. Colorado’s delegation split entirely along party lines.
Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO-04), Jeff Crank (R-CO-05), Jeff Evans (R-CO-03), and Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) voted yes. Boebert said she secured commitments from Speaker Johnson and Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson to serve as a House conferee on the final bill, and said the vote delivered wins including the PRIME Act — expanding access to custom-exempt local meat processing — and a ban on Chinese Communist Party ownership of U.S. farmland. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01), Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Joe Neguse (D-CO-02), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) voted no.
The bill restructures SNAP work requirements, requiring able-bodied adults without dependents to demonstrate employment or training to receive benefits. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the SNAP changes save nearly $200 billion over the next decade. A last-minute amendment stripped a pesticide liability preemption provision that would have barred states from imposing labeling rules beyond federal standards. Year-round E15 ethanol sales were removed and set for a separate vote in two weeks as part of a deal that broke a conservative revolt over the floor rule.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where Agriculture Committee Chairman Thompson told reporters it will need bipartisan modifications to reach the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster. The 2018 Farm Bill expires September 30, 2026.
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