Bill · S. 1825· Senate(119-S-1825)
AG RESEARCH Act
- Introduced
- 5/21/2025
- Last activity
- 5/21/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Mazie Hirono
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The AG RESEARCH Act aims to amend the Research Facilities Act to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities. It establishes a competitive grant program within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to assist with the construction, alteration, modernization, or remodeling of facilities and equipment. To support this, the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to transfer $1,000,000,000 annually from October 1, 2025, through October 1, 2029. The bill also authorizes additional appropriations for study, plan, and design costs. These efforts are intended to ensure United States agricultural research remains globally competitive.
Yes· 3 of 11
Would farmers be better off under this?+6
The bill directly supports the research infrastructure essential to the agricultural sector.
Does this put more money into scientific research?+6
The bill directly funds scientific research through the modernization of agricultural facilities.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
Many agricultural research facilities are located in rural areas and will benefit from this funding.
The opposite
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-2
The 20% cap on funds per state limits the autonomy and potential benefit of individual states.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Research Infrastructure: The bill provides for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities and necessary equipment (Section 2(c)(1)). This helps address the rising costs of deferred maintenance identified in the findings (Section 2(a)).
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Financial Assistance for Facilities: The Secretary can provide up to 100 percent of the costs for specific projects on a case-by-case basis (Section 2(c)(1)(2)).
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Equitable Distribution of Resources: The bill directs that grants be awarded to ensure equitable geographic distribution, distribution to diverse institutions, coverage of diverse areas of study, and inclusion of facilities of various sizes (Section 2(c)(2)).
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Guaranteed Funding Stream: The act mandates a $1,000,000,000 transfer from the Treasury each year from 2025 through 2029 to carry out the grant program (Section 2(d)(1)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- State Funding Cap: No more than 20 percent of the total amounts made available under this section can be awarded to projects within any single State (Section 2(c)(3)).
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+6Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Business Owners+4Good For Students+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5Increases Job Creation+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+6
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+4
- Healthcare
- Increases Research Funding+4
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2Increase States Rights-2
- 5/21/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas