Congress faces farm bill and oversight deadlines

The farm bill remains expired after repeated extensions, with country-of-origin labeling, Proposition 12, and year-round E15 unresolved as the midterm window narrows. Congress is simultaneously examining data-center tax incentives, federal R&D accountability, ocean contamination, election-security capacity, and energy-price policy. The White House’s possible diesel-export restrictions could quickly become an agricultural, trucking, and inflation issue.