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HR 7142 · in committee · significant

ACE Agriculture Act

What this bill does

  • Reauthorizes a USDA agricultural research program through 2032 and expands its focus to include environmental sustainability goals.
  • Affects farmers, agricultural researchers, and food producers working on climate and disease resilience challenges.
  • Expands funding mechanisms by allowing USDA to reallocate unobligated funds and establishes permanent staff for the program.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might expanding the research program to include environmental sustainability goals affect farming practices and costs for different types of agricultural producers?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the premise that reallocating unobligated USDA funds is preferable to seeking new budget appropriations for this program expansion?

  3. 03

    Which agricultural challenges—climate resilience, disease prevention, or sustainability—should receive priority funding if the program cannot address all three equally?

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Sponsor · D-CA-19

Jimmy Panetta

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Introduced 2026-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2026-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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