# 119-hr-3991: Research for Healthy Soils Act

119-hr-3991, Research for Healthy Soils Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3991
- Congress: 119
- Title: Research for Healthy Soils Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Targets research on microplastics and PFAS in land-applied biosolids on farmland.** This bill would create grant authority to study how those contaminants affect soil, crops, livestock, and water. It would also explicitly include PFAS found in structural firefighting foam and would extend related research authorizations through 2031. - Farmers and families: Would fund studies that measure concentration, particle size, and chemical makeup of microplastics and PFAS in biosolids and track uptake by crops and livestock to assess risks to soil and food. - Wastewater and compost operators and researchers: Would support developing and testing techniques to filter out or biodegrade these substances and study how wastewater processing and composting change their behavior. - Research programs and universities: Would extend high-priority research and extension initiative authorizations from 2023 to 2031, allowing more time for coordinated studies on these contaminants.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Farm research authority extended to 2031: benefit, low. The bill would extend the legal authority for high-priority farm research and extension initiatives from 2023 to 2031. This would keep these programs able to accept applications and make awards, if funded. It would not set new dollar amounts. Universities, extension services, and farm partners coul…
- Grants to study farm microplastics: benefit, low. The bill would let a federal farm research program give grants to study microplastics and PFAS on farmland. Work could cover biosolids or compost used on fields, including firefighting foam chemicals. Grants could fund surveys and lab tests, treatment and composting methods, and crop, livestock, an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3991 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3991)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3991 (as of 2026-09-21).