# 119-s-4652: Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act

119-s-4652, Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4652
- As of: 2026-06-18
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4652
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-18

## Summary

**Creates a new mechanization and automation research and development program for specialty crops** that would fund competitive grants to speed prototype development, in-field trials, commercialization, and grower adoption to cut manual labor and improve farmworker safety and health.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for specialty crop automation: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a new competitive grant program to develop mechanization and automation for specialty crops. The program would fund prototypes, in-field trials, industry engagement, commercialization, and training or retraining of farmworkers. The Agriculture Secretary would have…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4652 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4652)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4652 (as of 2026-06-18).