HR 1713 United States House · 118th Congress

DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) to coordinate joint research projects on shared priorities like biofuels, AI for farming, energy-water systems, and carbon storage. It mandates a formal agreement between the departments to fund collaborative projects through competitive grants open to universities, labs, and industry. The departments must report to Congress within two years on their coordination efforts, research achievements, and future opportunities. This affects how DOE and USDA manage their research partnerships, not direct public policy or regulations.

Sub-Topics: Pipeline Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence Tags: Agriculture

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Dec 2023

House Passage

Dec 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Mar 22, 2023 Last action Dec 5, 2023

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Dec 4, 2023

MINOR

The Engrossed version of HR 1713 makes two substantive additions to the list of joint DOE-USDA research focus areas: it adds 'biological pest control' as a specific area under crop science and breeding, and it adds an entirely new focus area on wildfire risks and prevention, including the power sector's role in fire mitigation and wildfire impacts on energy infrastructure. The remaining changes are formatting only (whitespace and blank lines).

SCOPE

Added 'biological pest control' as a named research area within the crop science, crop protection, and breeding category in section 2(c)(1)(B).

Added a new focus area (L) covering wildfire risks and prevention, including the power sector's role in fire prevention and mitigation and wildfire impacts on energy infrastructure.

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 5, 2023

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

Dec 4, 2023

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6089-6090)

lower

Dec 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6089-6090)

lower

Dec 4, 2023

Introduced

Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

May 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-74, Part II.

lower

May 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-74, Part I.

lower

May 11, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 1.

lower

May 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Discharged.

lower

Apr 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors