The House on Thursday passed a bill to reauthorize agriculture and food programs for the next five years.

The bill passed 224-200, with 197 Democrats opposing it.

A bill concerning gasoline with ethanol content known as E15 was at the center of disagreements within the GOP this week, which threatened the overall farm bill's passage. Sales of E15 have been typically seasonal, with proponents such as Republican lawmakers in corn-growing states that supply the feedstock for E15, saying it controls smog. But other Republicans opposed the bill. 

A deal was reached in which the House will pass procedural legislation in May to untangle the E15 measure from the farm bill, while also ensuring an up or down vote on an E15 bill, according to The Hill. The bill was also stripped of pesticide policies that would have protected pesticide makers from lawsuits. 

The House Agricultural Committee describes the bill as a means to help farms facing modern challenges. It expands investment in rural communities, brings back science-based management of national forest and restores regulatory certainty in the interstate marketplace. It will also support programs to improve risk-management tools for specialty crop production, expand producers' access to credit, promote precision agriculture, lower energy costs in rural America and prioritize American commodities.