Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Long title	To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 115th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	115-334
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 2 by Mike Conaway (R–TX) on April 12, 2018; Committee consideration by House Committee on Agriculture; Passed the House of Representatives on June 21, 2018 (Yeas: 213; Nays: 211); Passed the Senate on June 28, 2018 (Yeas: 86; Nays: 11 with amendment); Reported by the joint conference committee on December 10, 2018; agreed to by the Senate on December 11, 2018 (Yeas: 87; Nays: 13) and by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2018 (Yeas: 369; Nays: 47); Signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2018;

The 2018 farm bill or Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is an enacted United States farm bill that reauthorized $867 billion for many expenditures approved in the prior farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014). The bill was passed by the Senate and House on December 11 and 12, 2018, respectively.^[1]^[2] On December 20, 2018, it was signed into law by President Donald Trump.^[3]

^ Niels Lesniewski (December 11, 2018), "Mitch McConnell Touting Victory With Hemp Legalization on Farm Bill", Roll Call Issue is becoming an early plank of the Kentucky Republican's 2020 re-election bid
^ Juliegrace Brufke (December 12, 2018), "House passes $867 billion farm bill, sending it to Trump", The Hill
^ "President Donald J. Trump Is Improving American Agriculture Programs", whitehouse.gov, December 20, 2018 – via National Archives

[1] Niels Lesniewski (December 11, 2018), "Mitch McConnell Touting Victory With Hemp Legalization on Farm Bill", Roll Call Issue is becoming an early plank of the Kentucky Republican's 2020 re-election bid

[2] Juliegrace Brufke (December 12, 2018), "House passes $867 billion farm bill, sending it to Trump", The Hill

[3] "President Donald J. Trump Is Improving American Agriculture Programs", whitehouse.gov, December 20, 2018 – via National Archives

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