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Counties, and National Conference of State Legislatures, sent a letter in January to House and Senate leaders urging Congress to exclude October and November 2025 payment error rates from the fiscal 2026
↵↵The fiscal 2026 Agriculture spending law set that 0.3 percent limit on total THC content, effectively a ban on intoxicating hemp products that kicked off an effort from lawmakers in hemp-growing states
↵↵In 2026, the first year of the program, states will receive between $147 million and $281 million, with Texas securing the largest amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
↵↵While Republicans did adopt a budget for fiscal 2025, they haven't attempted to move one for fiscal 2026, with their party's tiny House majority making consensus difficult.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks about the 2026 Congressional calendar during a news conference with House Republican leadership in the Capitol Visitor Center
↵↵Senate Democrats also ran a "hotline" last week to gauge support for a package of funding bills that included the chamber's fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which covers dollars
Republicans involved in the discussions have said much of the talks are centered on next steps for the appropriations process, as both chambers have fallen behind in passing the annual funding bills for fiscal 2026
CRS said the account is estimated to have $25.2 billion in permanent appropriations in fiscal 2026, up from the estimated $24.4 billion in fiscal 2025.
And about 65 percent of households receiving SNAP benefits would see a decline in monthly benefits of about $10 on average, beginning in 2026, due to the change in counting internet costs as household
The nonpartisan agency said it estimates that over the fiscal 2026 through 2034 period, after-tax income and federal benefits "would decrease for households toward the bottom of the income distribution
"Now that vulnerable Republicans are on the record voting for it, this betrayal of the American people will cost them their jobs in the midterms and Republicans the House Majority come 2026," Washington
That probably wouldn’t allow Congress to kick the can down the road another four years, but it would likely buy time until after the 2026 midterms.
The three Republicans are among the party’s most vulnerable in 2026; Bacon’s and Van Orden’s races are rated Tilt Republican by Inside Elections with Nathan L.
House Agriculture Committee ranking member Angie Craig, with one eye on a Senate run in 2026, faces a daunting task in delivering legislative benefits to her constituents in the next two years.
The letter was signed by seven other Republicans — including five eligible to vote on the House floor — and including some likely to face tough races in 2026.