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A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2964| Senate 
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Seeds for the Future Act This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that at least $50 million of USDA grant funding is used each year for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars. A "cultivar" is a variety of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of its improved characteristics. A "public cultivar" is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance. The bill also amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a public cultivar research activities coordinator within USDA to coordinate research activities relating to the breeding of public cultivars.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5208
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 28, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5208
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.


  • May 24, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 24, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5208: To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.
Agricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchGeneral Native American affairs mattersGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHorticulture and plantsPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and funding

A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2964| Senate 
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Seeds for the Future Act This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that at least $50 million of USDA grant funding is used each year for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars. A "cultivar" is a variety of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of its improved characteristics. A "public cultivar" is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance. The bill also amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a public cultivar research activities coordinator within USDA to coordinate research activities relating to the breeding of public cultivars.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5208
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 28, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5208
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.


  • May 24, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 24, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5208: To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchGeneral Native American affairs mattersGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHorticulture and plantsPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and funding