Ranking House Agriculture Committee Democrat Collin Peterson says the committee plans to mark up the farm bill on March 
20th, but a revolt over food stamp provisions could stop the bill from moving forward.
The Hagstrom Report says Peterson and Committee Chairman Mike Conaway had “hit an impasse” regarding the nutrition title, and a spokesperson for Conaway could not confirm the March 20th mark-up date. Conaway’s office does say that moving the bill forward by the end of the first quarter of 2018 “remains the goal,” adding that the Chairman’s staff is “working closely” with those across the aisle to “try and get there.”
Peterson said the Republican proposal regarding nutrition is similar to what killed the current farm bill the first time it came to the House floor in 2013.
Meanwhile, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts says the Senate will not make any significant changes to the bill.
The Senate is expected to consider it’s version of the bill in committee next month.
From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service.