Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7547

DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act

Agriculture and Defense: Joint Research Partnership

Feb 12·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently sitting in the House Armed Services and Agriculture committees. No action has been taken on the proposal since February 2026, which means it has been stalled for about four months. It must receive a vote or approval from these committees before it can move forward.

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This bill has support from both parties and addresses popular issues like wildfire prevention and chemical cleanup, which increases its chances of moving forward.

Key Points

The bill creates a formal partnership between the Department of Defense and the Department of Agriculture to work on projects that help both national security and farming.
Researchers will focus on high-tech tools like drones and artificial intelligence to improve crop yields and protect the food supply from threats or natural disasters.
A major goal is finding ways to clean up forever chemicals known as PFAS on farms located near military bases where these chemicals were used in the past.
The departments will also develop new materials for the military, such as fuels and explosives made from plants and other biological sources instead of traditional chemicals.
To pay for this, the agencies can use money they already have but haven't spent yet, and they will offer grants to colleges and private companies that provide matching funds.

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Milestones

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Feb 12, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act

Bill NumberHR 7547

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.