House Ag Subcommittee Hearing
HOUSE AG COMMITTEE HEARING OVERVIEW On July 25, the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing entitled “Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives.” The witnesses in the hearing were Futures Industry Association (FIA) President Walt Lukken, National Futures Association (NFA) President Tom Sexton, …
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SENATE AG COMMITTEE HEARING OVERVIEW On July 10, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing entitled “Oversight of Digital Commodities.” The witness in the hearing was: The Honorable Rostin Benham, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Below is a summary of the hearing prepared by Delta …
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On June 4, the Senate Ag Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade held a hearing entitled: “Pathways to Farming: Helping the Next Generation of Farmers” The witnesses in the hearing were: Mr. Christian Good, Owner/Operator, Christian Good Farms, Macon, MS Ms. Tessa Parks, Farmer, W.T. Farms, National Farmers Union, Northfield, …
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On May 23, the House Agriculture Committee held a markup of H.R. 8467 the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, and passed the bill out of the Committee with some bipartisan support 33-21. All Committee Republicans and four Democrats including, Representatives Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Don Davis (D-NC), Eric Sorenson (D-IL), and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) voted …
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