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.
Latest action · Feb 23, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2023 to Aug 9, 2024; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2023 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 20, January 31, 2023, page H578.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-19 | HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-18 | MEMBER DAY1,004 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 6, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12017 | Farm Bill Primer: Horticulture Title and Related Provisions Archived | Resource | Jan 30, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
