{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1326","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1326,"title":"DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-13","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000491","fullName":"Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]","party":"R","state":"OK","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-25","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":["Advanced technology and technological innovations","Agricultural practices and innovations","Agricultural research","Alternative and renewable resources","Climate change and greenhouse gases","Department of Agriculture","Department of Energy","Energy research","Energy storage, supplies, demand","Fires","Forests, forestry, trees","Pest management","Research administration and funding","Research and development","Water use and supply"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-25","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1214)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"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.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1326.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1204-1205)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Research and development activities may include</p><ul><li>collaborative research in a variety of focus areas such as machine learning and artificial intelligence,&nbsp;biofuels and biobased&nbsp;products, grid modernization and security, rural technology development, and wildfire risks and prevention;</li><li>developing methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information;</li><li>supporting research infrastructure and workforce development; and</li><li>collaborative research and development on ways to improve agriculture operations and processing efficiencies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</li></ul>","updateDate":"2026-03-24T12:48:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":452,"ts":"2026-04-15T22:02:29.792Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=DOE%20and%20USDA%20Interagency%20Research%20Act"}]}}