H.R. 5164

Summary

H.R. 5164, the Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Record

Text

H.R. 5164 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5164 IH: Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5164  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 4, 2025   Ms. Tokuda  (for herself and  Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to eliminate the prohibition on indirect costs with respect to aquaculture assistance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act  .
2.
Reauthorizing aquaculture assistance programs; treatment of indirect costs
(a)
In general
Section 1477(a) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3324 ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
 .
(b)
Indirect costs
Section 1477 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3324 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Indirect costs
Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of the Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act, the limitation with respect to indirect costs—
(1)
under section 1462 shall apply with respect to awards made under this subtitle; and
(2)
under section 1473 shall not apply with respect to such awards.
 .

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To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to eliminate the prohibition on indirect costs with respect to aquaculture assistance, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) sponsors H.R. 5164, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jill Tokuda

Rep. · D–HI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 4, 2025

Robert Wittman

Rep. · R–VA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 4, 2025 · Original

Ed Case

Rep. · D–HI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 8, 2025

Pablo Jose Hernandez

Rep. · D–PR-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 18, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5164 went before 2 committees: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 57 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5164 has taken 3 actions since Sep 4, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 5164 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5164 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act — Display Title
• Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to eliminate the prohibition on indirect costs with respect to aquaculture assistance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5164 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5164 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5164’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5164, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 145 (Thursday, September 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TOKUDA:H.R. 5164.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3863]

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