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House Bill 4902
116th Congress(2019-2020)
ARPA–Terra Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 29, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 29, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4902
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Cynthia Axne
Iowa
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

ARPA-Terra Act of 2019

This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

ARPA-Terra must award grants to institutions of higher education and other entities to achieve its goals, including to accelerate early-stage research on agricultural technologies.

ARPA-Terra must also implement agriculture technology projects that

  • identify and promote revolutionary advances in fundamental sciences;
  • translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations; and
  • accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that, due to technical and financial uncertainty, industry is not likely to undertake without federal assistance.
Text (1)
Introduced in House
October 29, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Oct 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2732
ARPA–Terra Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
11/14/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
10/29/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
10/29/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:33 AM
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