Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Summary: IFAI Webinar: Updates on USDA Reorganization, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. IFAI’s legal and policy team will discuss ongoing litigation seeking to pause or stop the USDA reorganization, as well as potential impacts for Indian Country...
Summary: USDA Reorganization Hearing, Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time- A federal court is holding a public hearing in a case that focuses on legal challenges to USDA’s current departmental reorganization plan. The federal judge presiding over...
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – On Sept. 9, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed changes to the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS). These changes could narrow federal protections for certain waters under the Clean...
Summary: Farm Bill Passed Senate Agriculture Committee - Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returned to the Senate which allowed the bill to pass 12-11, without Democratic support. Congress will have to pass a new farm bill or extend the 2018 version by the end of the...
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – As Congress returns from the August recess this month, it faces a tight legislative schedule to finish must-pass legislation before the end of the year. Here’s a rundown of major pending legislation related to Indian Country food and...
Summary: Senate Agriculture Committee to vote again on the Farm Bill- Senate Ag Chair John Boozman (R-AR) announced the committee will reconvene this week to vote again after a 11-11 deadlocked vote failed to push the legislation out of Committee in August due to...
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Today, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) published an analysis of the Tribal impacts of USDA’s proposed rule rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, a regulation that prohibited most road construction and timber harvesting in almost...
Summary: Government Funding – Last week, the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) extending current federal funding levels through Dec. 11. Signed into law by President Trump, the CR heads off a potential government shutdown at the end of the...
Summary: Government funding – The House of Representatives returns today from August recess and will vote tomorrow on a Continuing Resolution (CR) extending current federal funding levels through Dec. 11. If passed, the legislation would head off a potential...
Summary: Roadless Rule – USDA has filed a proposal rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a regulation that aims to protect 58 million acres of roadless U.S. Forest Service land by limiting new road construction, timber harvesting, and energy development. USDA has...