US Congress House Bill 3952 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative. Specifically, USDA may waive the requirement if (1) the research conducted using grant funds will benefit a specific specialty crop and is likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally, or the grant involves scientifically important research; and (2) the recipient of the grant is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement.

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.

Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2019-07-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2019-07-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3952/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3952/BILLS-116hr3952ih.pdf