Farm Bill Passes House as Critics Slam Food-Stamp Work Rules
- Unrelated immigration bill cleared path for party-line vote
- Vast differences in food-stamp proposals complicate final bill
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Farm legislation that would impose new work restrictions to qualify for food stamps narrowly passed the U.S. House after an earlier attempt failed last month because of conservatives’ demands that an immigration vote be held first.
The five-year, $867 billion bill, passed 213-211 on Thursday, would extend subsidies for farmers and government-backed crop insurers, and impose new requirements on the government’s biggest food-assistance program.