Items Tagged with 'USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp.'

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, believes lawmakers will consider some curbs on the agriculture secretary’s authority to spend from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. account.

The House is set to debate tightening reporting requirements for foreign ownership in the U.S. ag sector. Amendments addressing that issue will be considered as part of a sweeping U.S. competitiveness bill that’s on the House floor starting today.