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Senate Votes

1
Deny direct payments to large commercial farms
Votes for: 84
Votes against: 15
Not voting: 1 
2
Limit SNAP enrollment
Votes for: 41
Votes against: 58
Not voting: 1 
3
Repeal ethanol subsidies
Votes for: 73
Votes against: 27
Not voting: 0 
4
Allow states to label GMO products
Votes for: 26
Votes against: 73
Not voting: 1 
5
Link crop insurance subsidies to conservation
Votes for: 52
Votes against: 47
Not voting: 1 
6
Repeal major conservation programs
Votes for: 15
Votes against: 84
Not voting: 1 
7
Offer crop insurance for organic crops
Votes for: 63
Votes against: 36
Not voting: 1 
8
Restore SNAP funds, cut insurance company subsidies
Votes for: 33
Votes against: 66
Not voting: 1 
9
Eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share Program
Votes for: 42
Votes against: 57
Not voting: 1 
10
Eliminate SNAP enrollment incentives
Votes for: 41
Votes against: 58
Not voting: 1 
11
Encourage pulse crops in school lunch program
Votes for: 58
Votes against: 41
Not voting: 1 
12
Limit SNAP enrollment
Votes for: 43
Votes against: 56
Not voting: 1 
13
Support new farmers, local food systems
Votes for: 55
Votes against: 44
Not voting: 1 
14
Payment limit on crop subsidies
Votes for: 75
Votes against: 24
Not voting: 1 
15
Prohibit EPA monitoring of CAFOs and other farms
Votes for: 56
Votes against: 43
Not voting: 1 
16
Limit efforts to reduce subsidies to large commercial farms
Votes for: 44
Votes against: 55
Not voting: 1 
17
Require NOAA approval of GE salmon
Votes for: 46
Votes against: 50
Not voting: 4 
18
Reduces subsidies to farmers making more than $750,000 a year
Votes for: 66
Votes against: 33
Not voting: 1 

Dishonorable Mentions

This vote on broad budget and regulatory policies were not included in legislator scores.

1
Procedural motion to proceed to consideration of House Budget, which contained severe cuts to SNAP and conservation
Votes for: 41
Votes against: 58
Not voting: 1 

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Our mission is to highlight the importance of food policy and to promote policies that support healthy diets, reduce hunger at home and abroad, improve food access and affordability, uphold the rights and dignity of food and farm workers, increase transparency, improve public health, reduce the risk of food-borne illness, support local and regional food systems, treat farm animals humanely and reduce the environmental impact of farming and food production. Food Policy Action promotes positive policies through education and publication of the National Food Policy Scorecard.

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