2022 Biotechnology Government 
National Law Center
JUNE 10, 2025
The term “final agency action” comes from the Administrative Procedure Act, the federal law that governs agency procedure, and is defined as an agency action that is “made reviewable by statute” or “for which there is no other adequate remedy” other than in a court of law. 5 U.S.C. § The plaintiff in CTM Holdings, LLC v.
National Law Center
JULY 24, 2025
The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. In 2022, Congress passed, and President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”).
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National Law Center
JULY 21, 2025
This meant that for the fiscal year 2022, the average SNAP benefit increased by $36.24 Currently, the federal government pays fully for the cost of SNAP benefits, and the USDA and states split the costs of administering the program. It has been informally referred to as the “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,” or “OBBBA.”
National Law Center
AUGUST 5, 2025
Further, the FDA may conduct inspections on its own, it also has a program for contracting with state and territorial government regulatory agencies. Currently, the FDA has 48 contracts with state and territorial government regulatory agencies. Specifically, 43 states and Puerto Rico have been awarded contracts. food supply.
National Law Center
JULY 17, 2025
It prohibits standards or requirements that are “in addition to” or “different from” those imposed by the federal government. There are no federal requirements governing the living space required for laying hens. This section has two express preemptions, one focusing on federal standards, and the other on labeling.
National Law Center
JULY 1, 2025
Nevertheless, many states are influenced by the federal government. Among the states that define cottage foods as non-TCS foods, since 2022, at least five have passed amendments allowing the use of pH level testing or other measurements to determine TCS status. Particularly, the U.S. However, not all states have followed this trend.
National Law Center
JULY 31, 2025
While there are approximately twenty-eight states that specifically prohibit or limit foreign ownership of agricultural land within the boundaries of their state, the federal government only monitors certain foreign acquisitions and landholdings in agricultural land through the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) of 1978.
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