DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
Latest action (Mar 25, 2025) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Energy and Natural Resources.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Feb 13, 2025This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.
The agencies are authorized to (1) carry out reimbursable agreements in order to maximize research and development effectiveness, and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies. Further, the interagency agreement must require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, which considers applications from federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit institutions.
Research and development activities may include
collaborative research in a variety of focus areas such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, biofuels and biobased products, grid modernization and security, rural technology development, and wildfire risks and prevention;developing methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information;supporting research infrastructure and workforce development; andcollaborative research and development on ways to improve agriculture operations and processing efficiencies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
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What Congress did
1 recordedOn decisive vote
House · Mar 24, 2025
A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.
Who lobbied on this
1 organizationThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Biotechnology Innovation Organizationno position stated
“…Editing ---International Consistency of Regulations for Gene Edited Products ---USDA Regulatory Approach to Gene Editing Interagency Coordination --- H.R.1326 - DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act Synthetic Biotech Pharmaceutical and Ag Biotech Tariffs USDA/APHIS Agricultural Biotechnology…” filing ↗
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