Congress is heading home for the August recess with no farm bill and likely no drought relief bill - the result of a rift among House Republicans and with Democrats over spending. Election-year politics has drowned a farm bill - and possibly a one-year ag disaster relief bill - even amid a drought of epic proportions. House GOP Leaders refused to allow an expensive five-year bill on the floor - even one that renews livestock disaster aid, reforms subsidies and saves 35-billion dollars. Then - they tried - but failed - to secure ag support for a one-year farm bill extension with drought aid. Finally - fearing an August recess backlash from producers - they let a pure one-year drought bill come to the floor. It passed in a vote of 223 to 197 - with grudging support from some Democrats - like Ranking Ag Member Collin Peterson