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House bill · H.R. 7949 (119th Congress)

NSF Plant Biology Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Mar 16, 2026

Sponsor: Josh Riley (U.S. Representative, NY-19, Democratic)

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Summary

Would amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to let the NSF Director award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to universities and nonprofits for plant and microbial biology research with potential relevance to agriculture, food, or biotechnology.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · U.S. House of Representatives

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Cosponsors

2

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Full history

  1. Mar 16, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Mar 16, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  3. Mar 16, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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