Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2017 Agriculture, Rural Development Bill (US Senate Committee on Appropriations)

(Source: US Senate Committee on Appropriations) 05.19.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved a $147.7 billion appropriations bill to support federal agriculture and nutrition programs in FY2017. The FY2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill was favorably reported out of committee and is now available for consideration before the full Senate. The vote was unanimous, 30-0. The legislation recommends $21.25 billion in discretionary funding, $250 million below the FY2016 enacted level. Mandatory funding in the bill totals $126.5 billion, for a total of $147.7 billion in discretionary and...