HR 1326
Passed a chamber
Directs the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture to carry out joint research on topics such as energy-agriculture systems, biofuels, grid security, and wildfire risk, and to report to Congress within two years.
Official title: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
13-FEB-2025
Referred
13-FEB-2025
Passed
24-MAR-2025
Senate
Received
25-MAR-2025
- Requires the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture to coordinate cross-cutting research through a memorandum of understanding or other interagency agreement
- Requires the research to be chosen through a competitive, merit-reviewed process open to federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, nonprofits, and other entities
- Lists research areas including biofuels, crop science, grid modernization and security, rural technology, greenhouse gas reduction, and wildfire prevention
- Requires a report to the House and Senate committees on agriculture, science, and energy within two years of enactment on coordination and research results
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (13-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Agriculture Committee (House)
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee (House)
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
Agriculture and Food
■ 1 R■ 1 D
1 Democrat
1 Republican