S. 5218 119th Congress Senate

Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under whic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans.

Introduced: August 3, 2026 Introduced by: Jerry Moran Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2026

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans through education and training services.

Entities eligible for the grants include cooperative extension services, land-grant colleges and universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, state departments of agriculture, and nonprofit organizations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5218: Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5218/

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