H.R. 3656 119th Congress House

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research…

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requireme… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: May 29, 2025 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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May 29, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

May 29, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement for grants under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. Currently, entities that receive grants under the initiative must provide nonfederal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives

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Cosponsors 14

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Jun 18, 2026

New York · Jun 5, 2025

Bergman, Jack

Michigan · May 29, 2025

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · May 29, 2025

Khanna, Ro

California · May 29, 2025

Larsen, Rick

Washington · May 29, 2025

Moolenaar, John R.

Michigan · May 29, 2025

Newhouse, Dan

Washington · May 29, 2025

Riley, Josh

New York · May 29, 2025

Takano, Mark

California · May 29, 2025

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · May 29, 2025

Tonko, Paul

New York · May 29, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3656: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3656/

MLA

"H.R. 3656: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3656/.

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H.R. 3656, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3656/.

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[H.R. 3656: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3656/)