# 119-hr-4155: American Agricultural Security Research Act of 2025

119-hr-4155, American Agricultural Security Research Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4155
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Agricultural Security Research Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a coordinated federal program to strengthen agricultural and food-system research and biosecurity.** It sets up recognized Centers of Excellence, a new Agriculture and Food Protection Grant Program, and targeted funding for 2026-2030. - Farmers and rural communities would gain faster research and extension support aimed at pests, disease, and market shocks, with an explicit focus on improving rural economic returns. - Colleges, national labs, and research institutions could host one recognized Center of Excellence at a time. Centers receive five-year awards renewable once, may not use funds for construction or major renovations, and must partner with federal agencies, states, higher education, and industry. - Researchers, educators, and food-system operators would be eligible for competitive grants to develop countermeasures, expand teaching in agriculture and veterinary fields, upgrade biosafety and cybersecurity facilities, buy equipment, and build workforce capacity to guard against chemical, biological, cybersecurity, and bioterrorism threats. *Would authorize $10.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026-2030, totaling $50.0 million in authorized funding for the Centers of Excellence and the Agriculture and Food Protection Grant Program.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to protect food and farms: benefit, low. The bill would create a competitive grant program to guard the food and farm system from chemical, biological, cyber, or bioterror threats and other catastrophic risks. State ag stations, state ag departments, colleges, research groups, federal agencies, national labs, or their consortia could appl…
- New farm research centers and funding: benefit, low. This bill would direct USDA to recognize and support Centers of Excellence in key farm and food topics, including new areas like forest health and food safety/bioprocessing. Awards would last five years and could be renewed once for five more years. Each host could run only one center at a time, an…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4155 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4155)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4155 (as of 2026-04-21).