# 119-hr-5854: Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

119-hr-5854, Sustainable Agriculture Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5854
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sustainable Agriculture Research Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**precision agriculture** becomes a formal, named research priority for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA), pushing the agency to develop technologies that manage farm inputs at finer times and places and to boost climate and water resilience on farms. The change also adds a sustainable agriculture objective that targets technologies for extreme weather, drought, carbon storage, and on-farm energy solutions. - Farmers and ranchers: More R&D will target tools to track and reduce use of seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time so farms can cut waste and improve resilience in the face of drought and extreme weather. - Researchers and technology developers: AGARDA must pursue six specified areas of innovation, including extreme weather impacts on crops, soil water holding capacity, long-term carbon storage through sustainable practices, farm-scale sustainable energy and biofuels, voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon, and wider practical adoption of precision agriculture. The text aligns these goals with sustainable agriculture definitions in section 1404. - Environment and conservation: The bill directs attention to technologies that increase soil water capacity, expand carbon sequestration, and encourage voluntary conservation practices that build on-farm climate resilience.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More support for farm technology: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would add precision agriculture and sustainable agriculture as new objectives for AGARDA. The agency would be asked to support development of technologies that address: extreme-weather impacts on crops; drought and building soil water-holding capacity on croplands and rangelan…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5854 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5854)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5854 (as of 2026-10-01).