HR 3656
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement for grants under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. Currently, entities that receive grants under the initiative must provide nonfederal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA-8]
- Cosponsors
- 14
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- 2025-05-29
- Latest action
- 2025-05-29: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-05-29: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2025-05-29: Introduced in House
- 2025-05-29: Introduced in House