The $1 trillion farm bill passed into law in February actually affects you more than you might have realized.
To catch you up, after more than two years of debate, the House passed the bill 251 to 166 at the end of January, according to the Associated Press before it went on to the Senate, which passed the bill 68 to 32 early in February, according to The New York Times. President Obama signed the bill into law shortly afterward.
You might’ve missed the news of this mega-bill passing, thinking that it mainly pertains to the agriculture industry in the United States. However, many components of the new bill affect average citizens. As CNN described, “While it’s called the farm bill, in truth, it’s more of a food bill.”