118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4135 — AG RESEARCH Act

“To amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jun 14, 2023

Last action Jul 28, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jun 14, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jul 28, 2023

Agriculture

Step 3

Committee

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House floor

Step 5

Senate

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must (1) revise its review process for evaluating proposals for agricultural research facilities to include consulting with representatives of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) peer review panels; and (2) establish a grant program within NIFA to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research. Additionally, the bill provides funding for the grant program and for US...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jul 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Jun 14, 2023

Introduced in House

Jun 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.