# 119-hr-7665: Friends in the Field Act

119-hr-7665, Friends in the Field Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7665
- As of: 2026-07-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7665
- Congress: 119
- Title: Friends in the Field Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**biological pest control** is added to the high-priority research and extension areas in Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. That change allows grants under the statute to explicitly support research, development, education materials, information, and outreach on biological pest control to limit crop damage and food-borne illnesses, while the rest of the Act continues to operate under existing authorities and framework.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for biological pest control: benefit, low. This bill would add "biological pest control" to the list of high-priority research and extension areas in current farm research law. The Agriculture Secretary would be able to award grants for research, development, education materials, information, and outreach on biological pest control. The goa…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7665 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7665)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7665 (as of 2026-07-25).