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H.R. 4902: ARPA–Terra Act of 2019

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H.R. 4902: ARPA–Terra Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-29 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

ARPA–Terra Act of 2019

Plain summary

ARPA-Terra Act of 2019 This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. ARPA-Terra must award grants to institutions of higher education and other entities to achieve its goals, including to accelerate early-stage research on agricultural technologies. ARPA-Terra must also implement agriculture technology projects that identify and promote revolutionary advances in fundamental sciences; translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations; and accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that, due to technical and financial uncertainty, industry is not likely to undertake without federal assistance.

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Official text

ARPA–Terra Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4902 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116