WASHINGTON – H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, breaks from the longstanding bipartisan, collaborative process that has traditionally produced durable farm bills, the Environmental Working Group says.
This proposal turns its back on hungry families, erodes public health protections from pesticides, overlooks the needs of workers and consumers, undermines farmers’ access to proven conservation programs, lacks the robust investments and reforms necessary to propel small family farms forward and weakens longstanding environmental laws.
The following is a statement from Geoff Horsfield, legislative director at EWG:
This bill fails to deliver what farmers and consumers need. It should never be brought to the House floor.
This bill fails to address rising food prices or restore much-needed funds to hunger assistance programs.
This bill would put children at greater risk of pesticide exposure by blocking state and local laws and regulations that prevent the use of harmful chemicals on fields near schools or public parks. States with these protective measures for kids would see them dismantled.
And this bill will limit access to the federal government’s most popular conservation program, which supports farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices.
Congress should reject this bill and go back to the drawing board to create a farm bill that protects our families and supports our farmers.
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