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S 2458 116th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Appropriations Budget process Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Research administration and funding

America Grows Act of 2019

Introduced: September 10, 2019 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S5409-5410)
Sep 10, 2019
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America Grows Act of 2019

This bill require certain adjustments to the discretionary spending limits for FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that conduct agricultural research.

The bill requires adjustments for the following agencies within the Department of Agriculture:

  • the Agricultural Research Service,
  • the Economic Research Service,
  • the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and
  • the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The bill also requires annual appropriations for each of these agencies to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2019.

The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

What's happening now September 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S5409-5410)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4714 Identical bill America Grows Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2458: America Grows Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2458/
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