Earlier today, the AP reported that because pages were missing from the vetoed Farm Bill sent to President Bush, a re-vote by the House and Senate on the bill, and a re-submission of the bill to the President, would be required. However, now Congress has gone ahead and overriden Bush’s veto and passed into law all parts of the bill except the missing pages (which included a section on trade policy). The release by the House Ag Committee said: “Today, the House also took action to correct the clerical error that resulted in the unintentional omission of the trade title from the enrolled farm bill and ensure that the entire farm bill is enacted into law swiftly. Most of the farm bill is now law.” The Farm Bill includes the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008.
