HR 6474 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural equipment and machinery Agricultural research Educational facilities and institutions Infrastructure development

AG RESEARCH Act

Introduced: July 23, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Aug 16, 2018

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

Jul 23, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 23, 2018

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act

This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities.

The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) establish a grant program within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the alteration, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research; and (2) use specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds to provide direct payments to research facilities of the Agricultural Research Service for addressing deferred maintenance.

What's happening now August 16, 2018

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

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