The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, July 9th passed the Fiscal 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development and Food and Drugs Administration Bill. This intended legislation must now be reviewed by the House. Committee mark-ups are expected to continue during the week of July 13-17th. After passage, the House bill will have to be reconciled with the Senate version. Problems are anticipated with allocations for SNAP and related programs with even greater partisanship in an election year and the prevailing political climate and the COVID-19 issue.