H.R. 7665

Summary

H.R. 7665, the Friends in the Field Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 24, 2026 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Record

Text

H.R. 7665 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7665 IH: Friends in the Field Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-24
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 7665
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 February 24, 2026
  Ms. Scholten  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture
 A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add biological pest control to the list of high-priority research and extension areas.
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Short title
 This Act may be cited as the   Friends in the Field Act  .
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Addition of biological pest control to high-priority research and extension areas
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Biological pest control
Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of supporting research, development, or education materials, information, and outreach programs regarding biological pest control to limit crop damage and food-borne illnesses.
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To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add biological pest control to the list of high-priority research and extension areas.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 7665 alone.

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7665 went before 2 committees: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 20, 2026 · 57 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Feb 24, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7665 has taken 3 actions since Feb 24, 2026, the latest on Mar 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7665 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7665 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Friends in the Field Act — Display Title
• Friends in the Field Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add biological pest control to the list of high-priority research and extension areas. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7665 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. 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.

Clients

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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. 7665 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7665’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7665, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 7665.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2297]

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