US SB2964 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 24 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 24 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Seeds for the Future Act This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that at least $50 million of USDA grant funding is used each year for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars. A "cultivar" is a variety of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of its improved characteristics. A "public cultivar" is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance. The bill also amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a public cultivar research activities coordinator within USDA to coordinate research activities relating to the breeding of public cultivars.
Title
Seeds for the Future Act
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-05-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5208 (Related) 2018-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Subjects
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Agriculture and food
General Native American affairs matters
Government information and archives
Higher education
Horticulture and plants
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Agricultural research
Agriculture and food
General Native American affairs matters
Government information and archives
Higher education
Horticulture and plants
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2964/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2964/BILLS-115s2964is.pdf |