3.0.0 1326 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z House H HR 2025-02-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1326 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUCAS:H.R. 1326.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H711]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-25T18:33:35Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2025-03-14T20:37:10Z Referred To 2025-02-13T14:00:25Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-13T14:00:20Z 2025-03-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2025-03-24 19:10:26 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 19:10:25 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) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 73 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll073.xml House 119 2025-03-24T23:10:25Z 1 2025-03-24 19:10:25 Passed/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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 73 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll073.xml House 119 2025-03-24T23:10:25Z 1 2025-03-24 19:03:49 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1214) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 15:13:03 At 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. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 15:05:29 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1326. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 15:05:28 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1204-1205) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 15:05:18 Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-03-14 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Committee 2025-02-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-02-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2025-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] Frank Lucas R OK D. 3 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] Zoe Lofgren D CA 18 2025-02-13 True T000478 Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] Claudia Tenney R NY 24 2025-02-21 False Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovations 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Agricultural practices and innovations 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Agricultural research 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Alternative and renewable resources 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Climate change and greenhouse gases 2025-03-25T14:31:44Z Department of Agriculture 2025-03-25T14:31:44Z Department of Energy 2025-03-25T14:31:44Z Energy research 2025-03-25T14:31:44Z Energy storage, supplies, demand 2025-03-25T14:31:44Z Fires 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Forests, forestry, trees 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Pest management 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Research administration and funding 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Research and development 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Water use and supply 2025-03-25T14:31:43Z Agriculture and Food 2025-03-19T13:56:14Z 00 2025-02-13 Introduced in House 2025-03-19T16:58:27Z DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

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

  • 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.
]]> DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To provide for Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. 2026-07-10T16:38:24Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act 2025-03-28T11:23:19Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act 2025-03-26T02:08:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act 2025-03-13T04:23:36Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act 2025-03-13T04:23:27Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To provide for Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. 2025-03-13T04:20:50Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1326rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr1326rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1326eh/xml/BILLS-119hr1326eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1326ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1326ih.xml 2025-03-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.