The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which builds on the proposal Stabenow released in May, includes $39 billion in new resources “to keep farmers farming, families fed and rural communities strong.

In a speech on the Senate floor, Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, said the “ Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act ” would put “more farm in the farm bill” to help the widest swath of agriculture, while keeping up efforts to make the industry part of the fight against the climate crisis.

The long-awaited farm bill from Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the third-ranked Senate Democrat and chairwoman of the chamber’s Agriculture Committee was introduced Monday, just weeks before benefits will run dry at year’s end.