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H.R. 1326 119th Congress House

DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

Official title: To provide for Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Frank D. Lucas Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovationsAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchAlternative and renewable resources
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Climate change and greenhouse gasesDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of EnergyEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandFiresForests, forestry, treesPest managementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentWater use and supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 24, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 372 - 35 (Roll no. 73). (text: CR H1204)
Mar 24, 2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1214)
Mar 24, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1326.
Mar 24, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1204-1205)
Mar 24, 2025
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 24, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 24, 2025
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Mar 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Mar 24, 2025 House · vote #73 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 372–35 See who voted →
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.

The agencies are authorized to (1) carry out reimbursable agreements in order to maximize research and development effectiveness, and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies. Further, the interagency agreement must require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, which considers applications from federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit institutions.

Research and development activities may include

  • collaborative research in a variety of focus areas such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, biofuels and biobased products, grid modernization and security, rural technology development, and wildfire risks and prevention;
  • developing methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information;
  • supporting research infrastructure and workforce development; and
  • collaborative research and development on ways to improve agriculture operations and processing efficiencies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 21, 2025
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1326: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1326/
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