Bills and Legislation

S. 5079 — A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Genome to Phenome Initiative.

What it does · Congressional Research Service

Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026 or the AG2PI Act of 2026 This bill reauthorizes the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture through FY2031. The AG2PI competitive grant program seeks to (1) expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of crops and animals that are of importance to the U.S. agriculture sector, and (2) support and coordinate research.

The “Introduced in Senate” summary, Jul 22, 2026. Read it in full on congress.gov.

The record

• Chamber: U.S. Senate
• Status: In Committee — Sitting in committee, where most bills die without a vote.
• Sponsor: Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
• Introduced: Jul 22, 2026
• Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Jul 22, 2026)

Recorded floor votes

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