America Grows Act of 2026
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This bill would provide permanent funding for several agricultural research agencies and exempt those funds from automatic budget cuts.
What it does
This bill would provide permanent funding for several Department of Agriculture agencies, including the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The proposal would exempt this funding from sequestration, a process involving automatic spending reductions to meet budget goals. Additionally, the bill would exempt these funds from certain statutory and Senate budget-balancing rules.
Who is affected
This bill directly affects four specific agencies within the Department of Agriculture: the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. These agencies would receive permanent funding and be exempted from automatic spending reductions known as sequestration.
Key provisions
- Permanent funding for agricultural research agencies. The bill establishes permanent funding for several agencies within the Department of Agriculture, including the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- Support for economic and statistical services. Specified funding is provided for the Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service to support their ongoing operations.
- Exemption from sequestration. The bill protects the designated funding from sequestration, preventing automatic spending reductions or the permanent cancellation of budgetary resources.
- Exemption from PAYGO rules. The budgetary effects of the funding are exempted from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the Senate PAYGO rule.
Fiscal impact
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Effective dates
Not applicable: Official Summary does not address effective dates
Relationship to existing law
The bill provides permanent funding for existing Department of Agriculture agencies, including the Agricultural Research Service and the Economic Research Service, while exempting these funds from sequestration and the requirements of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to provide permanent funding for several Department of Agriculture agencies responsible for agricultural research, including the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. It further seeks to protect these resources from automatic spending reductions and specific budgetary enforcement rules.