S. 4067 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 11, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAdds agricultural research priorities for USDA grants
This bill tells the Department of Agriculture to make certain research areas high priorities when awarding grants. These priorities include developing machines and artificial intelligence tools to help with farming (especially for specialty crops like berries or vegetables), finding ways to manage and get rid of invasive plants and animals, and improving aquaculture methods like fish farming.
How it affects you
If you work at a land-grant college or university or conduct agricultural research, this bill could make it easier to get USDA funding for projects in these specific areas. Farmers growing specialty crops might eventually benefit from new technologies and AI tools developed through these grants, though any changes would come gradually as research leads to practical applications.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 11, 2026)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionS. 4067
A BILL
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Introduced Mar 11, 2026 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 11, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”