H.R. 3656 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: 14 (10 D, 4 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-05-29
Latest action (2025-05-29): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
What H.R. 3656 does, in plain terms
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement for grants under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. Currently, entities that receive grants under the initiative must provide nonfederal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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