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Senate Bill 4853
119th Congress(2025-2026)
United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 22, 2026
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The bill aims to amend the United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion Act to enhance the established United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD Fund). This includes supporting mid-stage research in agricultural projects of mutual interest between the United States and Israel. Additionally, the bill calls for the establishment of a BARD Fund accelerator program to fast-track cooperative research, provide management guidance, and advance agricultural projects. It authorizes an appropriation of $8,000,000 annually from 2027 to 2031 for these activities. The BARD Fund is recognized for its success in fostering collaborative agricultural research to address shared challenges and boost the economies of both nations.

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Introduced
Jun 22, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 22, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
4853
Congress
119
Policy Area
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
John Hoeven
North Dakota
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
June 22, 2026
Related Bills (1)
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 7587
United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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CRS
Actions (2)
06/22/2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
06/22/2026
Introduced in Senate
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S.4853 119 United StatesIsrael Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion Act
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