Chairman Thompson on Bipartisan Farm Bill: ‘The numbers don’t lie’

Ahead of next week’s full committee markup of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) has released a detailed document showing the party breakdown of the standalone legislation incorporated into the bill. Of the 181 bills that influenced H.R. 7567, 82% had bipartisan cosponsors. Along with these bipartisan bills, FFNS 2026 contains provisions from 14 Democrat-only bills and 18 Republican-only bills. This number does not include additional provisions in H.R. 7567 that originated from bipartisan Member priorities that did not have a formal marker bill filed. “I always like to say that a good farm bill process is ‘tri-partisan’ because it’s a collaboration between Republicans, Democrats, and stakeholders,” Chairman Thompson said. “The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 reflects this principle from start to finish and across all 12 titles. The numbers don’t lie — this is a bipartisan farm bill, and calling it anything else is a serious mischaracterization of the facts. I look forward to deliberating on this bill next week with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as we work to move American agriculture forward.”

The bills in this analysis include those that were incorporated in full (the entire bill) and in part (certain provisions) into the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The committee will begin marking up H.R. 7567 Tuesday, March 3, at 5 pm ET. Watch the markup live here, and follow along on social media for instant updates. For more details on the 2026 farm bill, visit the committee’s website for title-by-title summaries and one pagers.