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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR6780119th CongressWALLET
Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced
Summary
Accelerate U.S. alternative protein research and domestic biomanufacturing. This bill would fund research centers, grants, and a national strategy to expand bioprocessing, convert under-used biomass into food ingredients, and grow the skilled workforce.
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- Researchers and universities would get new support through at least three Centers of Excellence focused on food biomanufacturing and workforce development, with up to $15.0 million authorized per year from 2026 through 2030 and annual reporting to congressional agriculture committees.
- Manufacturers and producers would gain a competitive Food Biomanufacturing and Production Grant Program to build or retool U.S. facilities and demonstrate scale projects. Grants must be at least $10.0 million and the program is authorized at $50.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, companies, universities, national labs, and state or local governments that meet U.S. control and U.S. IP rules.
- Workers, students, and regional economies would be targeted by a Food Bioworkforce Development Grant Program. It would fund training centers, scholarships, regulatory assistance, and economic planning at $25.0 million per year for 2026 through 2030, while a separate $10.0 million per year Agricultural Research program would support protein security research.
*This bill would authorize roughly $500 million in new federal funding from 2026 through 2030 and would increase federal spending.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to build U.S. biomanufacturing
If enacted, the Secretary would create a competitive grant program within 180 days to support domestic food biomanufacturing capacity. Eligible applicants must be U.S.-headquartered, operate primarily in the United States, be at least 51% U.S.-owned, and deploy U.S.-owned intellectual property. Grants would pay for demonstration projects, new commercial-scale construction, or retooling of qualified facilities; each award would be at least $10 million, and the bill authorizes $50 million per year from 2026 through 2030.
Food bioworkforce training grants
If enacted, the Secretary would create a competitive grant program within 180 days to support food biomanufacturing workforce development. Grants would fund worker training, training centers, higher-education scholarships (including community colleges), regional economic planning, regulatory technical assistance, and help finding business and lending opportunities. The bill would authorize $25 million per year for these grants from 2026 through 2030.
Federal protein research and strategy
If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would finish a national "protein security" strategy within one year. The plan would list goals, barriers, solutions, and an implementation plan and must coordinate with agencies like Defense, Energy, NIH, FDA, CDC, EPA, and OSTP. The bill would create a national program to support bioprocessing and conversion of under-used biomass and would authorize $10 million per year for that program from 2026 through 2030. It would also add an AFRI research priority on edible protein from bioprocessing and require recognition of at least three Centers of Excellence, with one led by an 1890 institution, and authorize $15 million per year for those centers from 2026 through 2030.
Excludes insect protein from support
If enacted, the Act would not be used to support producing insects for food or animal feed. Agencies and programs under this Act could not treat insect production as supported by the Act. This would likely exclude insect producers from grants or other programs created under the bill.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 2/17/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
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