S. 3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-11 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Plain summary

This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to reauthorize through FY2023 the Department of Agriculture (USDA) extension programs, which are informal education programs conducted in the states in cooperation with USDA. The bill also allows 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities that were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890 and receive funding from USDA) to carry over all extension funding into the succeeding fiscal year. (Under current law, the institutions are prohibited from carrying over more than 20% of the funds received in any fiscal year.) USDA must report to Congress regarding extension and agricultural research funding for 1890 land-grant colleges and universities, including allocations made and matching funds received.

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Official text

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018-06-21)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3042.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3042 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115