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H.R. 7142 119th Congress House

ACE Agriculture Act

Official title: To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2026 Introduced by: Jimmy Panetta Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Mar 20, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jan 16, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act or the ACE Agriculture Act

This bill reauthorizes the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) through FY2032 and expands the program's environmental sustainability goals. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program supports innovative research and development of technology, research tools, and products to address long-term and high-risk challenges related to food and agriculture.

The bill expands the program's goals to include

  • water conservation;
  • responding to greenhouse gas emissions; and
  • resilience to drought, infectious diseases, and plant and animal pathogens and pests.

The bill also expands the program's goals to include undertaking advanced research and development in areas in which industry by itself is not likely to do so because of economic cost.

Further, the bill removes the current pilot program designation and requires USDA to establish and maintain an AGARDA staff.

Finally, the bill allows USDA to use any unobligated USDA funds to implement the program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • OWEN EVANS INGOLS
    for ENTERGY SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Apr 2, 2026
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 27, 2026
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Jan 16, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7142: ACE Agriculture Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7142/
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"H.R. 7142: ACE Agriculture Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7142/.
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H.R. 7142, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7142/.
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