Bill · H.R. 2839· House(119-HR-2839)
AG2PI Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/10/2025
- Last activity
- 4/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Randy Feenstra
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of the 2025'' or the AG2PI Act of 2025,'' aims to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. Its primary purpose is to reauthorize the Genome to Phenome Initiative. Specifically, the legislation changes the expiration date from 2023 to 2030. This reauthorization is intended to build upon previous work from the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would farmers be better off under this?+5
The bill provides critical research to improve the productivity and profitability of farming operations.
Does this put more money into scientific research?+5
The bill reauthorizes a specific scientific initiative focused on genomics and phenomics.
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
The research supports the profitability and resilience of agricultural businesses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Agricultural Business: Understanding how genes relate to traits, disease resilience, and environmental factors can help farmers and ranchers choose better genetics and management practices to increase the productivity, resilience, and profitability of their businesses (Section 2, Finding 3).
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Research Support: The reauthorization supports a wide network of professionals, including data scientists, engineers, agricultural economists, and social scientists (Section 2, Finding 5).
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Development of New Concepts: The initiative helps turn promising concepts from the seed grant program into complete research projects (Section 2, Finding 5).
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Sustainability: These research efforts are intended to promote agricultural production systems that are efficient and sustainable for both current and future climate conditions (Section 2, Finding 6).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+5Good For Business Owners+4Good For Rural Residents+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+4Increases Job Creation+3Improves Economic Growth+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3Improves Environmental Protections+2
- Healthcare
- Increases Research Funding+3
- 4/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Zachary NunnRepublican · Iowa