Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
Sponsored By: Senator Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
Introduced
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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants for specialty crop automation
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 to reserve at least $30,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for this program. Reserved funds not obligated by the end of the following fiscal year would be reallocated to the existing Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The Secretary could waive the normal matching funds requirement and must give priority to projects that train workers and share results with producers and the public.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/11/2026
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