Farm animal welfare rules might be rolled back by Congress

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 1,526

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Congress is looking to roll back state animal welfare laws as it wrangles over reauthorization of the federal farm bill.

The farm bill, which Congress generally reworks every five years, includes money and federal rules for food assistance programs, farm subsidies, and other ag-related programs.

A pending version of the legislation includes the Save Our Bacon Act, which would block states from regulating the raising of livestock. The measure takes direct aim at California’s Proposition …

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