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119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jun 22, 2026
BillsS. 4853Congress.gov ↗
S. 4853In Committee

A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to modify the BARD Fund, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John (R-ND)1 cosponsorIntroduced Jun 22, 2026
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Where it is in the process

Introduced
Jun 22
Senate committee
Jun 22
3
Senate floor
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4
House
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5
Signed
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.

Sponsor

Cosponsors (1)

KS
All Democratic.

Activity timeline

Jun 22
1d ago
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 22
1d ago
Introduced in Senate
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All 2 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jun 22
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 22
Introduced in Senate

All 1 cosponsor

1 Democrat · 0 Republicans
Democrats (1)

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