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GOP Advances Bills, Johnson Stalls Votes, Democrats Oppose Farm Bill

4/29/2026

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Republican leaders advance three bills while excluding Democrats, sparking disputes.
Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders paused negotiations on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization and farm bill, creating a 10-day FISA bill that adds oversight but no warrant mandates.
Johnson’s refusal to schedule a vote threatens a freeze, prompting Democrats to oppose the farm bill that maintains cuts and adds pesticide-liability/E-15 biofuel provisions.

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Story summary

Republican leaders advance three bills while excluding Democrats, sparking disputes.
Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders paused negotiations on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization and farm bill, creating a 10-day FISA bill that adds oversight but no warrant mandates.
Johnson’s refusal to schedule a vote threatens a freeze, prompting Democrats to oppose the farm bill that maintains cuts and adds pesticide-liability/E-15 biofuel provisions.