A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Senate Appropriations Committee
   Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
192 Dirksen

03/29/2023 at 10:00AM

Hearing page

Chair Heinrich

Witness:

  • Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Budget: $32.6 billion, slightly more than 16.9 percent increase, or $4.7 billion, above the 2023 enacted level

$12 billion of the budget is seen by USDA as climate-related, including:

  • $4.6 billion of the Forest Service budget
  • $3.2 billion of the Natural Resources Conservation Service budget
  • $2.2 billion of the Farm Service Agency budget
  • $1.3 billion in rural development services
  • $0.5 billion in scientific research programs