Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012

Every five years, Congress passes a bundle of legislation, commonly called the "Farm Bill" that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy. The last Farm Bill was passed in 2008, and expires in 2012.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed the bill by a vote of 16-5.

Summary
Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Summary (Committee Passed)
Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Section-by-Section (Committee Passed)

Committee Print
2012 Farm Bill Committee Print - The Committee Print was the initial version released by the Chair and Ranking Member. The Manager's Amendment (listed below under Amendments) is a substitute to the Committee Print.

Manager's Amendment
Manager's Amendment to the Committee Print: The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012
Red-Line Summary of Manager's Amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill Committee Print (Highlights the changes between the Manager's Amendment and the Committee Print)
Congressional Budget Office Letter for Senate Manager's Amendment (this is the preliminary "score" of the bill, verifying that it reduces the deficit by at least $23 billion)

Related Hearings
Business Meeting: Farm Bill Markup	328A Russell Senate Office Building	04/26/12 10:30AM
Risk Management and Commodities in the 2012 Farm Bill	216 Senate Hart Office Building	03/15/12 09:00AM
Healthy Food Initiatives, Local Production, and Nutrition	216 Hart Senate Office Building	03/07/12 09:30AM
Strengthening Conservation Through the 2012 Farm Bill	216 Hart Senate Office Building	02/28/12 10:00AM
Energy and Economic Growth for Rural America	G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building	02/15/12 09:30AM
Looking Ahead: Kansas and the 2012 Farm Bill	Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel 2098 Airport Road Wichita, KS 67209	08/25/11 09:00AM
Opportunities for Specialty Crops and Organics in the Farm Bill	G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510	07/28/11 10:15AM
Growing Jobs in Rural America	G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building	07/14/11 09:30AM
The State of Livestock in America	106 Dirksen Senate Office Building	06/28/11 02:45PM
Farm Bill Accountability: The Importance of Measuring Performance, While Eliminating Duplication and Waste	G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building	06/23/11 09:30AM
Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm Bill	East Lansing, Michigan Kellogg Center, Michigan State University	05/31/11 09:00AM
Food for Thought: The Role, Risks and Challenges for American Agriculture and the Next Farm Bill in	216 Hart Senate Office Building	05/26/11 10:00AM
Agriculture: Growing America’s Economy	328A Russell Senate Office Building	02/17/11 02:30PM