The House of Representatives voted 213 to 210 to approve the fiscal year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 8646) on June 4, 2026. A summary, bill text and bill report can be found here. The bill funds Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at $8 billion (a $200 million decrease from FY26 levels) while reducing the WIC Cash Value Voucher by 10%. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) receives $101.2 billion in mandatory funding, which is $6.2 billion below the FY26 enacted level as requested by the President.

Of note for CDA members, the bill text stipulates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner submit a report updating the FDA document titled "Enforcement Priorities for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Other Deemed Products on the Market Without Premarket Authorization," as well as submit a detailed report on funding and activities planned for enforcement activities within 60 days of enactment of the bill, and shall continue to submit a semi-annual written report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the progress that the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is making in preventing all mis-declared ENDS products from entering the U.S. The bill also instructs $200,000,000 from tobacco user fees shall be used by the Commissioner for enforcement activities related to e-cigarettes, vapes, and other ENDS; with $20,000,000 going toward funding the ENDS multi-agency task force. Read more here.