What This Bill Does · Plain English
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Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization Act or the Future FARMER Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants and fellowships for food and agriculture science education. This includes programs such as the (1) Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, (2) Agriculture in the Classroom Program, and (3) National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items · $200M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$200M
Sec. 2
"$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029."
→ Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education
Action Timeline
2025-04-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
2025-03-06
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-03-06
Introduced in House
2025-03-06
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1952 pass?
HR.1952 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 23%.
What does HR.1952 do?
Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization Act or the Future FARMER Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants and fellowships for food and agriculture science education. This includes programs such as the (1) Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, (2) Agriculture in the Classroom Program, and (3) National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Who sponsored HR.1952?
HR.1952 was sponsored by Josh Riley (D-New York).
How much money does HR.1952 spend?
HR.1952 contains $200M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 1 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1952 IH: Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mr. Riley of New York (for himself and Mr. Feenstra ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization Act or the Future FARMER Act . 2. Extension of grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3152(m) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and adding ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. .
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