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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 1326: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

Passed HouseMar 24, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 13, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Mar 24, 2025, 372–35
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 13, 2025

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 machine learning and artificial intelligence, biofuels and biobased products, 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
  • 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.

Key votes

House final vote, Mar 24, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 372–35

Yea 372two-thirds 272Nay 35

  • Democrats198 yea, 1 nay
  • Republicans173 yea, 34 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Keith Self (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Chip Roy (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Barry Moore (R-AL) and Mary Miller (R-IL) voted Nay; and 25 more

See how all 407 members voted

Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 372

Republicans (173)

Democrats (198)

Independents (1)

Nay 35

Democrats (1) broke with their party

Not voting 24

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Mar 24, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Mar 24, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 372–35
    Roll call 73 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1981014
    Republicans17334010
    Independents1000
    Total37235024

    House roll call 73: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    35 crossed party lines: 1 Democrat, 34 Republicans

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

2

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

254 points earned
  1. 1Frank Lucas R-OK SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Tom Barrett R-MI1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Aaron Bean R-FL1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Andy Biggs R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Sheri Biggs R-SC1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Mar 24, 2025Passed the House, 372–35.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in the House by Frank Lucas.
Show the full action history (12 actions)
  1. Mar 25, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Mar 24, 2025Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Mar 24, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1204-1205)
  4. Mar 24, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1326.
  5. Mar 24, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Mar 24, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1214)
  7. Mar 24, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 372 - 35 (Roll no. 73). (text: CR H1204)
  8. Mar 24, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 372 - 35 (Roll no. 73). (text: CR H1204)
  9. Mar 24, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Mar 14, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  11. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
  12. Feb 13, 2025Referred 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.