Farm Bill (Noun)
Meaning
A statute that would regulate farm production and prices.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The farm bill was a contentious piece of legislation that pitted urban and rural lawmakers against each other.
- Every five years, Congress debates and votes on a new farm bill that will set agricultural policy for the next half decade.
- Critics of the farm bill argued that it was a costly and inefficient way to support American farmers.
- The farm bill also contained provisions to support rural development and conservation efforts.
- The farm bill had been stalled in the Senate for weeks, holding up funding for vital crop insurance programs.