Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation last week that would rename the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Michele Stockwell, executive director of BPC Action...

From our cities to our heartland, every American community benefits when Congress enacts a farm bill that empowers farmers, strengthens rural economies, and protects nutrition programs. The 2026 farm bill presents a critical opportunity for Congress to work together to support farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, safeguard important nutrition programs, and strengthen rural...

The following bipartisan bills align with Bipartisan Policy Center housing recommendations and are endorsed by BPC Action. This list is continuously updated. See BPC Action’s one-pager on the housing crisis. *Denotes bills included in BPC Action’s American Housing Act of 2025 legislative brief. **Denotes bills...

The following bipartisan bills align with Bipartisan Policy Center housing recommendations and are endorsed by BPC Action. This list is continuously updated.  Find BPC Action’s one-pager on the housing crisis here. H.R. 3238 and S. 1557, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act  H.R. 6199 and S. 3216,...

Co-chairs of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)’s Food and Nutrition Security Task Force—former Agriculture Secretaries Dan R. Glickman and Ann M. Veneman, chef and founder of the World Central Kitchen José Andrés; and The Food Industry Association President and CEO Leslie Sarasin—and BPC Action commend the bipartisan leadership of Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman...