119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 7734: Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
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Summary
This bill includes additional priorities as Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension areas.
Under the bill, USDA may award grants for developing and evaluating (1) technologies to mechanize agricultural processes (and may emphasize processes for harvesting specialty crops), and (2) agricultural uses of artificial intelligence (and may emphasize uses for improving specialty crop production).
Further, USDA may award grants to support research projects at land-grant colleges and universities to develop and apply
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- methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol; and
- aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.
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
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Kathy Castor D-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1C. Franklin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by C. Franklin.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.