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Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

USA119th CongressHR-5854| House 
| Updated: 10/28/2025
Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (1)
Mike Flood (Republican)

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Sustainable Agriculture Research Act" proposes to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, specifically targeting the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). Its primary objective is to establish an additional goal for AGARDA: to enhance the role of agriculture in developing innovative voluntary resilience solutions within the United States. This new focus involves fostering agricultural technologies that address critical environmental and economic challenges. These include the impact of extreme weather on crop production, the effects of drought and building soil water holding capacity, and expanding long-term carbon storage through sustainable agriculture. Furthermore, the bill aims to increase the economic and practical feasibility for sustainable energy, including conventional and advanced biofuels, on farms and in the agriculture industry. It also seeks to promote the increased voluntary adoption of conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience, alongside the increased economic and practical feasibility for, and voluntary adoption of, precision agriculture technology, which is also defined within the bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1363
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3844
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act
Oct 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Oct 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1363
    Sustainable Agriculture Research Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3844
    Sustainable Agriculture Research Act


  • October 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • October 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

USA119th CongressHR-5854| House 
| Updated: 10/28/2025
The "Sustainable Agriculture Research Act" proposes to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, specifically targeting the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). Its primary objective is to establish an additional goal for AGARDA: to enhance the role of agriculture in developing innovative voluntary resilience solutions within the United States. This new focus involves fostering agricultural technologies that address critical environmental and economic challenges. These include the impact of extreme weather on crop production, the effects of drought and building soil water holding capacity, and expanding long-term carbon storage through sustainable agriculture. Furthermore, the bill aims to increase the economic and practical feasibility for sustainable energy, including conventional and advanced biofuels, on farms and in the agriculture industry. It also seeks to promote the increased voluntary adoption of conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience, alongside the increased economic and practical feasibility for, and voluntary adoption of, precision agriculture technology, which is also defined within the bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1363
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3844
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act
Oct 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Oct 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1363
    Sustainable Agriculture Research Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3844
    Sustainable Agriculture Research Act


  • October 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • October 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (1)
Mike Flood (Republican)

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted