Increase the authorization of funding for Regional Aquaculture Centers by $15 million.

Marilyn Strickland · Washington · Democratic

spending impact 0.50 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 84%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Strickland (WA), Tokuda (HI) Democrat Increases the authorization of funding for Regional Aquaculture Centers by $15 million.

Strickland co-sponsored an amendment to raise Regional Aquaculture Centers funding authorization by $15 million.

H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Latest action: House - 02/13/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill has the status Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No delivery appeared in the June 7-July 6, 2026 lookback; the current 119th Congress farm-bill vehicle was still only introduced and referred, not enacted.

unresolved later_term

Congress.gov: H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, Actions
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Sec. 7126 amends 7 U.S.C. 3324(a)(2) by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; it does not add a higher dollar authorization.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The pending 2026 House farm bill would extend the aquaculture assistance authorization period but would not increase the annual authorization amount for the Regional Aquaculture Centers program.

unresolved later_term

Congress.gov: H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Latest Action: 11/12/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-37. This bill has the status Became Law.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress enacted a farm-bill extension in Public Law 119-37, but that law did not enact a $15 million increase for the aquaculture centers authorization.

unresolved later_term

Congress.gov: H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Actions
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

The law extends authorities and limitations provided by provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to the later of September 30, 2026 or the date otherwise specified.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted 2025 extension carried forward existing farm-bill authorities and limitations rather than increasing the Regional Aquaculture Centers authorization amount.

unresolved later_term

Congress.gov: H.R.5371 - Public Law 119-37 Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

7 U.S.C. 3324 authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023 for the aquaculture subchapter.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The codified authorization remained $5 million in the official U.S. Code text, not increased by $15 million.

unresolved later_term

U.S. Code, 7 U.S.C. 3324: Authorization of appropriations
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Sec. 7127 would add: $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to 7 U.S.C. 3324(a).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A prior Senate farm-bill proposal contained a $15 million aquaculture assistance authorization, but it was not enacted and was not concrete delivery by Strickland.

unresolved later_term

Congress.gov: S.5335 - Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024, Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The available evidence does not show that Congress enacted Marilyn Strickland's promised $15 million increase for Regional Aquaculture Centers. The current House farm-bill vehicle only extends the authorization period without raising the dollar amount, the enacted 2025 farm-bill extension carried forward existing authorities, and the codified authorization remains $5 million. A prior Senate proposal included a $15 million authorization, but it was not enacted and is not attributable to Strickland as delivery. Because Strickland remains in federal office and the promise could still be pursued, the status is unresolved rather than delivered or finally failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%