American Soybean Association

Following rejection of the House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill by the full House on a 198-213 vote last Friday, leadership decided not to return to the legislation until June 22. Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) announced on Monday that the House will first vote on an immigration bill sponsored by Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and … Read More »

The Trump Administration announced on Sunday that it would hold off on imposing the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports amid ongoing negotiations. The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes this announcement, and supports the meaningful progress the Administration has made to find a negotiated solution to the Section 301 concerns. President Trump also announced that … Read More »

Both the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee marked up and passed their 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bills this week–with the Senate committee sending its $43.77 billion bill, including the largest ever funding level for Corps of Engineers, to the full chamber by a 30-1 vote. Both the … Read More »

See this week’s trade facts from the American Soybean Association (ASA) and U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), in recognition of World Trade Month.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) expressed deep disappointment with the U.S. House of Representatives failure today to pass H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. ASA calls on the U.S. House of Representatives to continue to work to seek passage of a Farm Bill this year to provide certainty and stability for growers. … Read More »