3.0.0 7142 2026-07-02T08:07:20Z 2026-07-02T08:07:20Z House H HR 2026-01-16 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7142 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 7142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H925]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2026-03-20T18:36:29Z Referred To 2026-01-16T20:00:05Z 2026-03-20 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Committee 2026-01-16 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 N F000446 Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] Randy Feenstra R IA 4 2026-01-16 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2026-01-27 False S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2026-04-02 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2026-02-13T16:33:21Z 00 2026-01-16 Introduced in House 2026-04-16T16:02:45Z Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act or the ACE Agriculture Act

This bill reauthorizes the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) through FY2032 and expands the program's environmental sustainability goals. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program supports innovative research and development of technology, research tools, and products to address long-term and high-risk challenges related to food and agriculture.

The bill expands the program's goals to include

  • water conservation;
  • responding to greenhouse gas emissions; and
  • resilience to drought, infectious diseases, and plant and animal pathogens and pests.

The bill also expands the program's goals to include undertaking advanced research and development in areas in which industry by itself is not likely to do so because of economic cost.

Further, the bill removes the current pilot program designation and requires USDA to establish and maintain an AGARDA staff.

Finally, the bill allows USDA to use any unobligated USDA funds to implement the program.

]]> ACE Agriculture Act Display Title 45 ACE Agriculture Act 2026-02-07T05:08:21Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 ACE Agriculture Act 2026-02-07T05:08:20Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act 2026-02-07T05:08:20Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority, and for other purposes. 2026-02-07T05:03:25Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7142ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7142ih.xml 2026-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. 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.