Advance technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, and security of the agrifood system.

The DOD USDA Interagency Research Act leverages expertise at each agency to focus joint research and development efforts on: Advancing technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, and security of the agrifood system;

The bill commits to joint research aimed at improving agrifood system technology, capacity, and security.

Messmer Introduces Legislation to Strengthen American Agricultural and National Security Collaboration | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Authorizes $12 million for the Quantum Communications Corridor to make Indiana a Midwest-based center for quantum technology.

Messmer supported a technology investment to advance Indiana's quantum technology capacity.

Messmer Secures Big Wins for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, Supporting Local Defense Jobs and America’s National Security | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Rep. Messmer introduced the Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Interagency Research Act, stating it would coordinate advanced research efforts to protect the U.S. agrifood system. The office summary says the bill focuses on “advancing technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, and security of the agrifood system.”

Strong evidence of a concrete legislative attempt to advance agrifood-system technologies, but this is introduction only, not enactment or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Messmer Introduces Legislation to Strengthen American Agricultural and National Security Collaboration | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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The Congressional Record Index entry for the DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act cross-references enactment to H.R. 7547 and indicates the bill was the subject of congressional proceedings in the 119th Congress, 2nd Session.

Official congressional indexing shows the bill remained in active congressional consideration in the relevant term, but the index entry alone does not confirm final passage or implementation of the claim.

unresolved same_term A for effort

DOD AND USDA INTERAGENCY RESEARCH ACT | Congressional Record Index | Congress.gov
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GovInfo’s Congressional Record Index context page identifies the DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act as a 119th Congress, 2nd Session item and links it to H.R. 7547.

Confirms the measure existed as an active congressional item during the lookback period, but does not show final disposal or delivery of the underlying policy goal.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CRI2026 - DOD AND USDA INTERAGENCY RESEARCH ACT - CRI-2026-DOD-AND-USDA-INTERAGENCY-RESEARCH-A-4FDEDD | Document in Context | GovInfo
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Messmer said the House Agriculture Committee passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, which included a “Creation of a food supply chain defense research system through the DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act.”

This is additional evidence of ongoing legislative effort tied directly to the claim, but it still reflects committee-stage progress rather than delivered policy outcomes.

partial same_term A for effort

Messmer Celebrates the 2026 Farm Bill | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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Messmer stated that House Republicans passed the 2026 Farm Bill in the House of Representatives. The office release frames this as a broader farm policy victory, but does not on its face confirm enactment into law or specific implementation of the agrifood-technology research provision.

As of the lookback end date, there is evidence of House passage of related farm legislation, but no direct evidence here that the specific claim has been fully delivered nationwide.

partial same_term A for effort

Messmer Celebrates Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill in the House of Representatives | U.S. Representative Mark Messmer
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The committee tally-by-title document lists “7547 (Messmer, R-IN) – DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act (119th)” among the Farm, Food, and National Security Act titles.

Official committee documentation corroborates that the specific Messmer provision was incorporated into House Agriculture Committee farm-bill work, supporting partial progress but not final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

ffns26_markerbill_tally-by-title_final.pdf
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