H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-12 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-334.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 22 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 434 (2018): On Agreeing to the Conference Report, HR2 (2018-12-12), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-334. (final step reached)
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Official title

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Plain summary

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address: commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, crop insurance, livestock, agriculture and food defense, and historically underserved producers. For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R45525 , The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison .

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Official text

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (2018-04-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (2018-05-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2, as passed by the House of Representatives and as passed by the Senate (2018-07-24); CBO cost estimate: Payment Limitations in H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (2018-09-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018-12-11)

Recorded votes

House roll call 193 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Failed
House roll call 194 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Failed
House roll call 195 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Failed
House roll call 196 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Agreed to
House roll call 197 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Failed
House roll call 198 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Agreed to
House roll call 199 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-17): Agreed to
House roll call 200 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-18): Failed
House roll call 201 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-18): Failed
House roll call 202 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-18): Agreed to
House roll call 203 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2 (2018-05-18): Agreed to
House roll call 204 (2018): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2 (2018-05-18): Failed
House roll call 205 (2018): On Passage, HR2 (2018-05-18): Failed
House roll call 283 (2018): On Motion to Reconsider, HR2 (2018-06-21): Passed
House roll call 284 (2018): On Passage, HR2 (2018-06-21): Passed
Senate vote 140 (2018): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, HR2 (2018-06-25): Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Senate vote 141 (2018): On the Motion to Table, HR2 (2018-06-28): Motion to Table Agreed to
Senate vote 142 (2018): On the Amendment, HR2 (2018-06-28): Amendment Rejected
Senate vote 143 (2018): On Passage of the Bill, HR2 (2018-06-28): Bill Passed
House roll call 336 (2018): On Motion to Instruct Conferees, HR2 (2018-07-18): Passed
Senate vote 259 (2018): On the Conference Report, HR2 (2018-12-11): Conference Report Agreed to
House roll call 434 (2018): On Agreeing to the Conference Report, HR2 (2018-12-12): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115