S 4067 · in committee · significant
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
- economy
- education
- technology
What this bill does
- USDA gains authority to award grants for agricultural mechanization, AI farming tech, invasive species management, and aquaculture research.
- Land-grant colleges, universities, and agricultural researchers can apply for new federal funding in these priority areas.
- Bill designates these as high-priority research areas but does not specify funding amounts or appropriations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How should USDA decide which mechanization and AI farming technologies receive research funding when resources are limited?
- 02
What evidence suggests that prioritizing these four research areas will deliver greater agricultural benefits than funding other farming challenges?
- 03
Which agricultural regions or farm sizes might benefit most from advances in mechanization, AI, invasive species management, and aquaculture research?
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Sponsor · D-GA
Jon Ossoff
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Introduced 2026-03-11
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Legislative timeline
2026-03-11 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2026-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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