H.R. 7734 · 119th Congress · pending
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Latest official action 2026-03-20 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 This bill includes additional priorities as Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension areas. Under the bill, USDA may award grants for developing and evaluating (1) technologies to mechanize agricultural processes (and may emphasize processes for harvesting specialty crops), and (2) agricultural uses of artificial intelligence (and may emphasize uses for improving specialty crop production). Further, USDA may award grants to support research projects at land-grant colleges and universities to develop and apply methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol; and aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-02-26
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Politicians behind the bill
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Sponsor
Scott Franklin
House · FL District 18 · Republican
$385,080PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
House · GA District 2 · Democratic
$792,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kathy Castor
House · FL District 14 · Democratic
$981,194PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 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.
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$22,500
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$19,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $2,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$17,500
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $7,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $3,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$15,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$15,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$14,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$13,500
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $8,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$13,500
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $3,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$12,500
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$12,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $6,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$11,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$11,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$10,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,500
Official PAC recordALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC)$10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FRUIT & VEGETABLE PAC AKA FAV PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Scott Franklin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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