Factory farming interests are at it again — and this time they’re working with allies in Congress to push harmful language through the newly released 2026 Farm Bill.

On February 13, 2026, House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson unveiled Farm Bill text that includes provisions designed to limit states’ authority to set standards on agricultural products sold within their borders. Legal analysts warn that language like this could weaken or trigger challenges to laws across the country — including California’s landmark Proposition 12.

Proposition 12 bans the sale of products tied to extreme confinement practices affecting egg-laying chickens, mother pigs, and veal calves. It is one of the strongest farm-animal protection laws in the world and was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Yet industrial agriculture interests continue pushing federal legislation intended to override state standards through interstate commerce preemption.

What’s at stake

If Farm Bill language modeled on the Save Our Bacon or Food Security and Farm Protection Acts advances, it could:

• Undermine enforcement of Prop 12 protections for pigs and calves
• Invite legal challenges to state laws regulating production practices tied to product sales
• Affect numerous animal-welfare, food-safety, and consumer-protection laws nationwide
• Shift decisions about humane standards away from voters and states toward federal preemption

Why this moment matters

The text has just been released — meaning Congress has not finalized the bill yet. Lawmakers will now debate, amend, and vote on it in committee before it moves forward. This is the window when public pressure can influence whether harmful provisions stay in or are removed. Once the bill advances past these stages, changing it becomes significantly more difficult.

Tell Congress today:

Vote NO on any Farm Bill that includes anti-Prop-12 or interstate preemption provisions.
Protect animals. Protect state authority. Protect the laws voters fought to pass.