118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 1713: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.
The agencies are authorized to (1) carry out reimbursable agreements in order to maximize research and development effectiveness, and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies. Further, the interagency agreement must require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, which considers applications from federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit institutions.
Research and development activities may include
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- collaborative research in a variety of focus areas, such as integrated natural resources and the energy-water nexus, biofuels and biobased products, invasive species management, grid modernization and security, rural technology development, and wildfire risks and prevention;
- developing methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information;
- supporting research infrastructure and workforce development; and
- conducting collaborative research and development on ways to improve agriculture operations and processing efficiencies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Zoe Lofgren D-CAOriginal
- Max Miller R-OH
- Summer Lee D-PA
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Brandon Williams R-NY
- Yadira Caraveo D-CO
- Valerie Foushee D-NC
- Jeffrey Jackson D-NC
- Haley Stevens D-MI
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Frank Lucas SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed House4 events+56
- 2Yadira CaraveoCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Valerie FousheeCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Marie Gluesenkamp PerezCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Jeffrey JacksonCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Frank Lucas.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6089-6090)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6089-6090)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6089-6090)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-74, Part I.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-74, Part II.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Discharged.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 1.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.