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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture hears wide-ranging FY2027 funding requests for food aid, research and local projects
Summary
Members and witnesses at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture hearing urged robust FY2027 funding for food assistance (SNAP, TEFAP), farm‑to‑school and specialty‑crop programs, research initiatives including AFRI and precision‑agriculture facilities, and community projects such as fire trucks and flood‑control sluice gates.
WASHINGTON — Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and a string of witnesses pressed the panel to prioritize a range of food‑security, research and rural infrastructure needs as Congress drafts the fiscal 2027 agriculture appropriations bill.
"Many growers are operating at a loss every year just to ensure that we have food," Mr. Schreyer said, urging the subcommittee to provide full funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and to increase domestic food purchases to boost supplies for emergency feeding operations.
The hearing, which the chair said will inform the FY2027 bill, featured multiple funding requests and program priorities. Testimony called for $18 million for the Farm to School Grant Program to help schools source local foods and $60 million for School Kitchen…
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