The House and Senate have now both released their ag-FDA budgets from Committee, and both plans have some large differences.
The House plan would cut USDA’s current budget by $308 million if passed as is and would allocate $22 billion for next year. $6.8 billion was approved for the FDA. The bill now goes to the House floor and is expected to be considered next week.
On the Senate side, their bill is funded for just over $27 billion, which is an $831 million increase from the current budget. The Senate plan is more expensive than the House, largely because it does not have certain cuts included in the House plan.
