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Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add four new research and extension grant priorities. The bill would authorize grants for developing advanced mechanized harvester technologies, with emphasis on specialty crop harvesting, and for developing agricultural applications of artificial intelligence focused on specialty crop production. It would also authorize grants for research on invasive species management and eradication methods at land-grant universities, including biocontrol approaches. Additionally, the bill would authorize grants for aquaculture research and development at land-grant colleges and universities to improve methods for propagating and rearing economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jon Ossoff’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
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Actions (2)
- Mar 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Mar 11, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11, 2026
Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Warnock, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITIES.
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(21) Advanced mechanized harvester technologies research and extension.—
“(A) In general.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating technologies to mechanize agricultural processes.
“(B) Emphasis.—In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on mechanizing the process for harvesting specialty crops.
“(22) Agricultural application of artificial intelligence research and extension.—
“(A) In general.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating agricultural uses of artificial intelligence.
“(B) Emphasis.—In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on uses of artificial intelligence that improve specialty crop production.
“(23) Invasive species research and extension.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to develop and apply methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol.
“(24) Aquaculture research and extension.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to develop and apply aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.”. <all>
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