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H.R. 7949 119th Congress House

NSF Plant Biology Act

Official title: To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to provide for grants to support plant and microbial biology research with potential relevan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to provide for grants to support plant and microbial biology research with potential relevance to agriculture, food, or biotechnology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2026 Introduced by: Josh Riley Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Mar 16, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Bell, Wesley
Missouri · Apr 9, 2026
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 16, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7949: NSF Plant Biology Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7949/
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"H.R. 7949: NSF Plant Biology Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7949/.
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H.R. 7949, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7949/.
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[H.R. 7949: NSF Plant Biology Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7949/)
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