# 119-hr-6780: Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act

119-hr-6780, Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6780
- Congress: 119
- Title: Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Boost domestic protein innovation and biomanufacturing** to scale new edible protein sources and build a trained workforce. This bill would create research centers, grant programs, ARS programs, and a whole-of-government National Strategy on Alternative Proteins.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National protein security strategy: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would lead a national protein security strategy. The strategy would be finalized within 1 year of enactment. It would cover science on diversifying edible proteins, national security, farmer opportunities, supply-chain resilience, and barriers to research an…
- Grants to boost food biomanufacturing: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA would start a competitive grant program within 180 days to build U.S. food biomanufacturing capacity. Eligible recipients must be U.S.-headquartered, operate primarily in the United States, be at least 51% U.S.-owned, and use U.S.-owned intellectual property. Grants could fund demo…
- Food bioworkforce training grants: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would create a competitive grant program for food biomanufacturing workforce development within 180 days of enactment. Grants could pay for employee training, regional training centers, community college scholarships, regulatory technical help, and local economic planning. The prog…
- National protein research program: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would create a national protein security research program run by the Agricultural Research Service. The program would focus on bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, and converting under‑utilized biomass into high‑value ingredients. It would be authorized at $10 million per year for fisc…
- New Centers for food innovation: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would recognize at least three Centers of Excellence for food and agriculture innovation. At least one center must be led by an 1890 historically Black land‑grant institution. The centers could run research, education, and workforce programs on bioprocessing and converting biomass…
- Research funding for alternative proteins: benefit, low. If enacted, competitive agriculture research grants would explicitly allow work on making edible proteins using bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, and converting under‑utilized biomass. This would expand the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative's eligible research topics. It could help students a…
- No support for insect producers: cost, low. If enacted, the Act would not be construed to support production of insects for food or animal feed. Agencies could not use this law to give program help to insect producers. Insect production businesses would be excluded from the Act’s programs.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6780 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6780)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6780 (as of 2026-09-21).