House rule vote on farm bill expected today
January 28, 2014 | 01:17 PM
The House is expected to vote today on a rule on the farm bill conference report and an unrelated abortion measure that would be an indication of how the farm bill will fare in a vote on the actual bill Wednesday.
Meanwhile, endorsements of the conference report continued to mount from all sectors of agriculture except for the meat industry and some anti-hunger activists. (See story below)
The House met today at 10 a.m. for morning hour and at noon for legislative business. The first votes are expected between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. and the dates votes are expected between 4:30 and 5:10 p.m.
The legislative day will be ended by the need to clear the House of Representatives for a security sweep before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address this evening. The House will recess no later than 5:30 p.m.; the president’s address is scheduled to begin at 8:35 p.m.
The House Rules Committee late Monday approved a joint rule for consideration of the farm bill conference report and for an unrelated bill to ban the use of taxpayer funds for abortions. The vote was 9 to 3.
The farm bill section of the rule waives all points of order against the conference report, provides that it shall be considered as read, and limits debate to one hour.
The House is expected to debate the rule today and to vote on the bill on Wednesday morning before House Republicans leave for their annual retreat.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday he expects to bring up the farm bill as part of his agenda for the next month, although Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said she expects him to move as fast as possible.
Reid also endorsed the bill.
“This legislation is a compromise reached thanks to the leadership of Chairwoman Stabenow. It’ll reduce the deficit and cut waste and fraud, all while protecting hungry children and families,” Reid said, according to a report in The Hill.
With Cantor and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, both endorsing the bill, stopping it is likely to prove difficult.
Meanwhile, endorsements of the conference report continued to mount from all sectors of agriculture except for the meat industry and some anti-hunger activists. (See story below)
The House met today at 10 a.m. for morning hour and at noon for legislative business. The first votes are expected between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. and the dates votes are expected between 4:30 and 5:10 p.m.
The legislative day will be ended by the need to clear the House of Representatives for a security sweep before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address this evening. The House will recess no later than 5:30 p.m.; the president’s address is scheduled to begin at 8:35 p.m.
The House Rules Committee late Monday approved a joint rule for consideration of the farm bill conference report and for an unrelated bill to ban the use of taxpayer funds for abortions. The vote was 9 to 3.
The farm bill section of the rule waives all points of order against the conference report, provides that it shall be considered as read, and limits debate to one hour.
The House is expected to debate the rule today and to vote on the bill on Wednesday morning before House Republicans leave for their annual retreat.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday he expects to bring up the farm bill as part of his agenda for the next month, although Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said she expects him to move as fast as possible.
Reid also endorsed the bill.
“This legislation is a compromise reached thanks to the leadership of Chairwoman Stabenow. It’ll reduce the deficit and cut waste and fraud, all while protecting hungry children and families,” Reid said, according to a report in The Hill.
With Cantor and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, both endorsing the bill, stopping it is likely to prove difficult.
