118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3844Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to provide for an additional goal of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) to enhance the role of agriculture in innovative sustainability solutions.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 6, 2023
Last action Jul 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 6, 2023
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Referred
Jul 28, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). Specifically, the bill expands the goals to require AGARDA to enhance the role of sustainable agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that may address the impact of extreme weather on crop production; the effects of drought and the potential of building water holding capacity in soils on croplands and rangelands; the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through sustainable agriculture; increased economic and practical feasibility for renewable and sustainable energy on farms and in...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.