# U.S. House Passes ‘Skinny’ Farm Bill That Keeps Big GOP Cuts to Food Assistance

> The House approved the five-year farm bill 224-200, authorizing subsidy and nutrition programs through fiscal 2031. The CBO estimated the earlier version would add $162 million in mandatory spending over six years.

- Date: 2026-05-01 · published 2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19679-u-s-house-passes-skinny-farm-bill-that-keeps-big-gop-cuts-to-food-assistance
- 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

House passage moves the farm bill closer to enactment, lowering policy uncertainty for US agriculture, though the modest spending changes have little direct price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-28 | [Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30237-farm-bill-advances-from-u-s-house-panel-but-faces-a-tough-row-to-hoe.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-27 | [Ranking Member Angie Craig Cautions Against Partisan Farm Bill that Locks in Food Assistance Cuts, Rubberstamps Tariffs at Rules Committee Hearing \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19678-ranking-member-angie-craig-cautions-against-partisan-farm-bill-that-locks-in.md) | +1.7% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-02-26 | [Farm bill a priority for U.S. House Ag Committee - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31658-farm-bill-a-priority-for-u-s-house-ag-committee-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.5% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2024-03-19 | [New Farm Bill in Slow Lane as Ag Sector Awaits House GOP Plan, with Senate to Follow - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31195-new-farm-bill-in-slow-lane-as-ag-sector-awaits-house-gop-plan-with-senate-to.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |
| CORN | 2025-05-22 | [House GOP wins passage of budget bill that boosts farm programs, extends tax breaks \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24658-house-gop-wins-passage-of-budget-bill-that-boosts-farm-programs-extends-tax.md) | -1.3% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2024-05-28 | [Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30237-farm-bill-advances-from-u-s-house-panel-but-faces-a-tough-row-to-hoe.md) | -5.1% | -6.8% |
| SOY | 2026-04-27 | [Ranking Member Angie Craig Cautions Against Partisan Farm Bill that Locks in Food Assistance Cuts, Rubberstamps Tariffs at Rules Committee Hearing \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19678-ranking-member-angie-craig-cautions-against-partisan-farm-bill-that-locks-in.md) | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-02-26 | [Farm bill a priority for U.S. House Ag Committee - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31658-farm-bill-a-priority-for-u-s-house-ag-committee-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/partners-u-s-house-passes-skinny-farm-bill-that-keeps-big-gop-cuts-to-food-assistance-11962332

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