June 27, 2023 — The annual agriculture spending bill, now being formulated in the U.S. Senate includes several important seafood-related provisions, including funding for aquaculture research, increasing seafood consumption in schools, and improving inspections on imports.
This is the first time the Senate has produced a markup of the agriculture funding legislation in two years, in place of omnibus spending bills that have been passed without significant committee and subcommittee input. The traditional budget process allows lawmakers to give more granular guidance on how agencies will spend their money and what programs they pursue.