Order in the Court: Texas County Makes Jury Duty Faster, Cheaper

On February 13, House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.-15) introduced the House version of the 2026 Farm Bill, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.

On February 3, Congress passed new funding and authority for an audit and expanded oversight of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which houses federal funds for recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. The provision was included in the Financial Services-General Government appropriations bill (FSGG), which was one of five included in a minibus package passed by Congress (P.L. 119-75). 

On February 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it was repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which is basis for EPA regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act.