America Grows Act of 2023

Hozzl · 2023-12-15T16:01:46Z

Explore the details of House Bill 5268 America Grows Act of 2023 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Agriculture and Food. Stay informed on legislative developments.

12/15/2023, 4:01 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5268

America Grows Act of 2023

This bill permanently funds several agencies that perform agriculture research.

The bill provides specified funding for the following 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.

The bill exempts the funding from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

It also exempts the budgetary effects of the funding from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

Current Status of Bill HR 5268

Bill HR 5268 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since August 25, 2023. Bill HR 5268 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on August 25, 2023. Bill HR 5268's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of August 25, 2023