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119-hr-3656119th CongressWALLET

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.

Sponsored By: Representative Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]

Introduced

Summary

Allows the Agriculture Secretary to waive the matching-fund requirement for Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants. The bill would amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to give the Secretary discretionary authority to waive the matching funds rule for SCRI grants awarded after enactment. The change is prospective and does not specify caps, eligibility criteria, additional funding, or enforcement mechanisms. This aims to make SCRI competitions easier to enter for applicants who lack required matching funds.

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Match waivers for specialty crop grants

If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary could waive the matching funds required for Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grants. This would apply only to grants awarded on or after enactment. Farmers, universities, nonprofits, and small agribusinesses applying for SCRI could face lower or no match costs. The waiver would be discretionary, not guaranteed.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/5/2025

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2026

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