House Farm Bill Consideration Odds Rising for Next Week

GOP leaders announced that votes will be held on two different immigration bills sometime next week. Under the rules, the House can revote on the farm bill until June 22.House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, said he expects another vote on his committee’s farm bill by next Thursday or Friday, right after the House finishes debating the pair of immigration bills. "Everything is negotiable," Conaway said. "I am ready to get a bill compromised and done and sent to the president."Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller signaled that the White House supports Republican efforts to pass two separate immigration bills next week.Perhaps key for the farm bill prospects, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said he will support the farm bill now that GOP leadership has worked out how to handle votes on immigration legislation.