# 118-hr-679: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.

118-hr-679, To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-679
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced: 2023-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2024-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-679 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/679)

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