The Small Business Administration (SBA) Rural Performance Report Act, sponsored by Missouri Congressman Mark Alford, passed the United States House of Representatives yesterday by a unanimous voice vote.
Lawmakers have until Friday to pass the first of their fiscal 2024 spending bills, including the measure needed to fund USDA, or they’ll have to pass another stopgap spending measure to avert a partial shutdown of the government. The Biden administration also is scheduled to announce a critical update of the GREET model that’s used to measure the carbon intensity of biofuels.