Congress to Vote on $1.75 Trillion Omnibus Bill

With government funding set to run out on Friday, December 23, Congress is looking to pass a $1.75 trillion omnibus bill that would fund government operations for fiscal year 2023. The omnibus bill packages together several measures to be voted on in a single vote by Congress.

Among the diverse set of issues addressed in the bill are the reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA5); the Growing Climate Solutions Act; $1 million for the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics to support the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); and an increase in funding of $111 million and $64 million for both the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, respectively.

For more information on the bill, you can view official summaries by the Senate and House Appropriations committees. Both chambers of Congress are expected to vote on the legislation before the government funding runs out.