S. 4067
119th Congress
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
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Since introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
11 March 2026·4 months ago
Summary
Introduced in Senate · Updated 6 April 2026
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
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
- 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.
Timeline
2 actions
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
11 March 2026 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
11 March 2026 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
3 cosponsors
Sponsor
Democrat:Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]GACosponsors
- Democrat133%
- Republican267%
- Democrat:Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]GA
- Republican:Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]FL
- Republican:Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]FL
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Policy area
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