Sustainable Agriculture Research Act
This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act to prioritize sustainable agriculture research. It adds a definition for "precision agriculture" (using targeted input management like seed or fertilizer at specific times/places to cut waste) and directs research toward voluntary solutions like climate-resilient farming. Key provisions require USDA to develop technologies addressing extreme weather impacts, drought resilience, soil carbon storage, farm biofuels, and wider adoption of precision agriculture tools. The bill directly affects USDA research programs and agricultural technology developers by setting new priorities for federal agricultural research funding. It focuses on concrete research goals, not new regulations or funding levels.
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Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 28, 2025
Last action Dec 2, 2025
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Dec 2, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Oct 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Oct 28, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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