# 119-hr-7142: ACE Agriculture Act

119-hr-7142, ACE Agriculture Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7142
- Congress: 119
- Title: ACE Agriculture Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Makes AGARDA a permanent, better-funded USDA research authority focused on advanced agtech, water conservation, and climate resilience.** This bill would expand AGARDA’s mission, double its annual funding ceiling, and move oversight so the Director reports to the Department’s Chief Scientist. - Researchers and technology developers: Would give steady, long-term support to high-risk, high-reward agricultural research and product development, explicitly funding water conservation technologies and tools to fight plant and animal diseases. It authorizes up to $100.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2032. - Farmers and rural communities: Would prioritize technologies that reduce water use, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and improve resilience to drought, pests, and extreme weather, which could speed the availability of practical tools on farms. - USDA organization and staffing: Would place AGARDA under the Chief Scientist, require a qualified in-house staff, allow targeted hiring of experts under existing authorities, and permit use of other non-Commodity Credit Corporation funds to carry out the program. *Would raise the program’s annual authorized funding to $100.0 million for FY2027–2032, increasing federal spending authorization compared with the prior $50.0 million level.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More agricultural research grants for farms: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would make the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority permanent and remove its "pilot" label. It would broaden AGARDA’s mission to include water conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, export competitiveness, and resilience to drought, pests, and disease. The…

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- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7142 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7142)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7142 (as of 2026-07-25).