Dive Summary:

• The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a new farm bill 15-5 Tuesday that will set farm policy for the next five years.
• The legislation is mostly focused on SNAP and other nutrition programs, as well as commodity programs like crop insurance and conservation, but also includes a couple of notable food safety measures.
• The House Agriculture Committee will hold a markup of its version of the bill today, with both versions of the bill then going to their respective floors to be approved and reconciled.

From the article:

... Currently, the most controversial difference between the House and Senate versions is the degree to which they cut SNAP benefits, otherwise known as food stamps. The Senate version passed out of committee this week cuts $4.1 billion in benefits while the House version seeks to cut $20 billion. Last year, SNAP benefits were at a historic high, with $74.6 billion in benefits doled out to the more than 47 million Americans who utilized the program last fiscal year. ...