HR 2385 United States House · 118th Congress

ACE Agriculture Act

Summary

Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act or the ACE Agriculture Act This bill reauthorizes the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) and expands the program's environmental sustainability goals. (The program supports innovative research and development of technology, research tools, and products to address long-term and high-risk challenges related to food and agriculture.) The bill expands the program's goals to include water conservation and responding to greenhouse gas emissions, as well as resilience to (1) drought, (2) infectious diseases, and (3) plant and animal pathogens and pests. The bill also removes the current pilot program designation and requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain an AGARDA staff.

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Technology

Sub-Topics: Climate Change Conservation Tags: Agriculture

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

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Introduced Mar 29, 2023 Last action Apr 25, 2023

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Committee

Apr 25, 2023

Committee

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

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Mar 29, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Mar 29, 2023

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors