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HR 5071 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Agricultural education Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research Animal and plant health Energy research Food supply, safety, and labeling Horticulture and plants Research administration and funding

Agricultural Research Advisory Board Improvement Act

Introduced: February 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Feb 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agricultural Research Advisory Board Improvement Act

This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and modify the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

The bill reduces the membership of the board from 25 to 15 members and modifies the membership categories. It also specifies that the duties of the board include making recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding agricultural research, extension, education, and economics programs.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 20, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5071: Agricultural Research Advisory Board Improvement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5071/
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"H.R. 5071: Agricultural Research Advisory Board Improvement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5071/.
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H.R. 5071, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5071/.
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