American Agricultural Security Act of 2024
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (3 Sep 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
What this bill does
The American Agricultural Security Act of 2024, introduced by Representative Don Bacon and others, would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish at least one center of excellence for agricultural security research, extension, and education. These centers would focus on areas such as biosecurity, cybersecurity, biosystems and agricultural engineering, digital agriculture, and foreign animal diseases.
Institutions eligible to host these centers include land-grant universities, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges, and accredited veterinary schools. The bill also proposes a grant program to support research, extension, and education aimed at protecting the food and agricultural system from various threats.
This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 17, 2024, and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. It has not yet received a vote and would need to pass the House and Senate, and be signed by the President, to become law.
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Timeline
3 Sep 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 8447 do?
- The American Agricultural Security Act of 2024, introduced by Representative Don Bacon and others, would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish at least one center of excellence for agricultural security research, extension, and education. These centers would focus on areas such as biosecurity, cybersecurity, biosystems and agricultural engineering, digital agriculture, and foreign animal diseases. Institutions eligible to host these centers include land-grant universities, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges, and accredited veterinary schools. The bill also proposes a grant program to support research, extension, and education aimed at protecting the food and agricultural system from various threats. This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 17, 2024, and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. It has not yet received a vote and would need to pass the House and Senate, and be signed by the President, to become law.
- Has H.R. 8447 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 8447. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 8447?
- H.R. 8447 was sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 8447?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. (3 Sep 2024).
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