{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://comer.house.gov/2018/12/farm-bill-passes-house-representatives", "Farm Bill Passes the House of Representatives", "2018-12-12", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "James Comer", "C001108", "comer.house.gov", "comer", "https://comer.house.gov/media", "scraper", "Today the House of Representatives passed a five-year Farm Bill. Congressman Comer, along with 368 other congressional colleagues, voted in support of the bill. The Agriculture Improvement Act (H.R. 2) includes many incremental wins for rural America. It fully protects crop insurance, makes significant improvements to rural broadband, and implements key changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).\n\n\u201cThis Farm Bill will help America\u2019s farmers survive a nearly 50% drop in net farm income over the past five years, and we importantly moved the needle on SNAP to make the program more effective for recipients. I\u2019m particularly happy to see \u2013 with Leader McConnell\u2019s help \u2013 the provision de-scheduling hemp from the controlled substances list included in the bill. With a strong USDA and state-based framework, the unnecessary government restrictions on hemp have finally been lifted and now farmers across the country can take full advantage of the crop\u2019s potential as an agriculture commodity,\u201d Congressman Comer said. \u201cDuring difficult economic times for farm country, overall this bill provides certainty to our farmers and provides tools for a more successful future in rural America.\u201d\n\nHouse Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway commented, \u201cHouse Republicans refused to stop fighting for rural America and we\u2019ve reached a deal that sets us on a better path \u2013 for producers, for rural communities and for American consumers. Congressman Comer has been a strong advocate and critical voice for production agriculture in this farm bill conference process and I\u2019m thankful for his leadership, which helped get this across the finish line.\u201d\n\nOn Tuesday, the Senate adopted the compromise with an 87-13 vote. The Agriculture Improvement Act will now be sent to President Trump to be signed into law.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:11:43Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://comer.house.gov/2018/12/farm-bill-passes-house-representatives"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5979970339685678, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}