# 119-s-4347: America Grows Act of 2026

119-s-4347, America Grows Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-07-17).

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- As of: 2026-07-17
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4347
- Congress: 119
- Title: America Grows Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-17

## Summary

**Provides automatic, inflation-adjusted funding for four USDA research and statistics agencies.** The America Grows Act of 2026 would create a formula that raises each agency's budget by 5% above its 2026 appropriation and then indexes annual growth to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), with the 5% uplift applied through 2036 and inflation-only increases from 2037 onward. It would also exempt those appropriations from federal sequestration rules and keep the bill's budgetary effects off statutory and Senate PAYGO scorecards. - Researchers and USDA agencies: Would give the Agricultural Research Service, Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and National Institute of Food and Agriculture steadier, formula-driven funding to support their programs and projects. - Farmers and stakeholders: Would stabilize funding for federal research and statistics that those producers and supply-chain actors rely on for data and scientific work. - Federal budget process: Would prevent these appropriations from being cut by sequestration and would not record the law's budget effects on PAYGO scorecards.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Steady funding boost for USDA research: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create annual Treasury appropriations for four USDA research and statistics agencies: the Agricultural Research Service, Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For FY2027 each agency would r…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4347 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4347)

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- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4347 (as of 2026-07-17).