# 119-hr-5468: Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2025

119-hr-5468, Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5468
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to strengthen community college capacity for agriculture training and workforce development.** The program makes competitive grants available to 2-year public colleges and consortia to expand education, research, outreach, and work-based learning in agriculture and related fields. - Students: More hands-on training and clearer job pathways. Grants support apprenticeships, work-based learning, and courses like farm business management, accounting, paralegal studies, and finance. - Community colleges: Funds can buy equipment, support faculty development, and help colleges better compete for federal and other funding for agriculture programs. - Local agriculture employers: Grants prioritize colleges that coordinate with local agriculture operators to provide experiential training and student opportunities. - Regional and national leadership: Eligible entities can be designated centers of agriculture advancement to demonstrate best practices and lead capacity building beyond their campus. *Authorizes $20.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2031 to carry out this program.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agriculture grants for community colleges: benefit, low. This bill would create a competitive federal grant program the Secretary would run for eligible junior and community colleges and consortia that support agriculture advancement. Grants would fund workforce training, education, research, outreach, equipment purchases (but not building construction o…

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-5468 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5468)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5468 (as of 2026-06-25).