The Energy and Agriculture Departments would have to work together on research that affects farming, energy, and rural areas. They would choose projects through a competitive review and report results to Congress within two years.
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DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Latest action on H.R. 1326: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and groups that work where farming and energy overlap. That includes farmers, rural communities, universities, national labs, energy companies, nonprofits, and federal agencies. They could see more joint research opportunities, more shared data tools, and more federal attention on rural technology, biofuels, farm efficiency, grid security, and emissions.
Why this matters: Farming and energy systems often face the same problems, but federal agencies can work on them separately. This bill would push the Energy and Agriculture Departments to pool their tools and knowledge. That could shape future work on crops, fuels, electricity, rural technology, wildfire risk, and emissions. The results would depend on which projects the agencies choose and how well they perform.
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Officially: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
The Energy and Agriculture Departments would have to work together on research that affects farming, energy, and rural areas. They would choose projects through a competitive review and report results to Congress within two years.
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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (3/25/2025)
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