{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3656","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3656,"title":"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-29","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001216","fullName":"Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]","party":"D","state":"WA","district":8}],"cosponsorsCount":13,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-05-29","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-05-29","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-29","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-29","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-01-09T09:06:41Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":490,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:42:16.800Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20amend%20the%20Agricultural%20Research%2C%20Extension%2C%20and%20Education"}]}}