Create a formal partnership between the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate research on energy and farming technologies.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act?
The bill H.R. 1326 passed the House and moved to the Senate on March 24, 2025, but it has seen no action in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources since that date. The Senate must now schedule a vote to move the bill forward, though the binding constraint is the common tendency for the Senate to leave many House bills without a hearing. History shows that bills passing one chamber often fail to become law because the other chamber does not prioritize them.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act (H.R. 1326 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since March 2025
Next up: The Senate · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 1713 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1713 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Frank Lucas (R-OK)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.