# 116-hr-8535: GO Ag Act

116-hr-8535, GO Ag Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8535
- Congress: 116
- Title: GO Ag Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Growing Opportunities in Agriculture Act or the GO Ag Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies) to create new agricultural education programs in secondary schools. Agricultural education refers to career and technical education that is focused on agriculture, including classroom or laboratory instruction, work-based learning, and leadership education that is delivered through career and technical student organizations.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8535 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8535)

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- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8535 (as of 2025-11-18).