# Congress faces tight window for farm bill, ag priorities | National | farmweeknow.com

> Congress has less than four weeks to advance agriculture legislation before the November election, with the House returning August 31 and senators the week of September 14. Boozman plans a Senate farm bill vote when the chamber returns.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17893-congress-faces-tight-window-for-farm-bill-ag-priorities-national-farmweeknow-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The timing creates a narrow window for farm policy that could affect farm income support, but no immediate supply or price change is implied.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-24 | [Senate Ag tees up farm bill \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18781-senate-ag-tees-up-farm-bill-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [Farm bill expiration looms \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17471-farm-bill-expiration-looms-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -4.3% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [Governors Priorities to Reauthorize the Farm Bill - National Governors Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34088-governors-priorities-to-reauthorize-the-farm-bill-national-governors-association.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Commodity groups to House Ag: Expand ag safety net in 2023 farm bill \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36401-commodity-groups-to-house-ag-expand-ag-safety-net-in-2023-farm-bill-national.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-24 | [USDA Priorities for Farm Bill - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66976-usda-priorities-for-farm-bill-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-24 | [Senate Ag tees up farm bill \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18781-senate-ag-tees-up-farm-bill-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -0.0% | +10.4% |
| SOY | 2026-09-29 | [Farm bill expiration looms \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17471-farm-bill-expiration-looms-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -0.6% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-05 | [Governors Priorities to Reauthorize the Farm Bill - National Governors Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34088-governors-priorities-to-reauthorize-the-farm-bill-national-governors-association.md) | -0.3% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/policy/national/congress-faces-tight-window-for-farm-bill-ag-priorities/article_4f1b9ff7-1696-47c7-8b23-ba37fe3f0fa9.html

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