H.R. 7142 · 119th Congress · pending

ACE Agriculture Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Latest official action 2026-03-20 · Referred

The bill, briefly

Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act or the ACE Agriculture Act This bill reauthorizes the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) through FY2032 and expands the program's environmental sustainability goals. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program supports innovative research and development of technology, research tools, and products to address long-term and high-risk challenges related to food and agriculture. The bill expands the program's goals to include water conservation; responding to greenhouse gas emissions; and resilience to drought, infectious diseases, and plant and animal pathogens and pests. The bill also expands the program's goals to include undertaking advanced research and development in areas in which industry by itself is not likely to do so because of economic cost. Further, the bill removes the current pilot program designation and requires USDA to establish and maintain an AGARDA staff. Finally, the bill allows USDA to use any unobligated USDA funds to implement the program.

Official bill, text and votes Full source record and risk review

Congressional Research Service · 2026-01-16

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

Jimmy Panetta

House · CA District 19 · Democratic

$1,677,802PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Randy Feenstra

House · IA District 4 · Republican

$563,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

House · PA District 1 · Republican

$2,223,728PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Andrea Salinas

House · OR District 6 · Democratic

$689,727PAC receipts · 2025–2026

3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500

Jimmy Panetta · Sponsor · $10,000

Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500

Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000

Andrea Salinas · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Jimmy Panetta

Randy Feenstra

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Andrea Salinas

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?