S 2316 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023

This bill directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prioritize specific research areas within existing land-grant university grant programs. It adds four new focus areas: mechanized harvesting technologies for specialty crops, agricultural AI applications to boost specialty crop production, invasive species management (including biocontrol), and sustainable aquaculture development. The bill affects land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in federal law) by requiring them to emphasize these research priorities when applying for relevant grants. It does not create new funding but shifts how current research grants are allocated. The changes apply to programs under the 1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 13, 2023 Last action Jul 13, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jul 13, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors