Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
119-S-4067119th CongressIntroduced Mar 11, 2026Agriculture and Food
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sponsor
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA](D-GA)3 cosponsors
Summary
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
This bill includes additional priorities as Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension areas.
Under the bill, USDA may award grants for developing and evaluating (1) technologies to mechanize agricultural processes (and may emphasize processes for harvesting specialty crops), and (2) agricultural uses of artificial intelligence (and may emphasize uses for improving specialty crop production).
Further, USDA may award grants to support research projects at land-grant colleges and universities to develop and apply
- methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol; and
- aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 11, 2026Senate
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2026Library of Congress