HR 725
105th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
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Agricultural conservation
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Department of Agriculture
Precision Agriculture Research, Education, and Information Dissemination Act of 1997
Introduced: February 12, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 1997
See H.R.2534.
Jun 23, 1997
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Feb 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research.
Feb 25, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 12, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 12, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Precision Agriculture Research, Education, and Information Dissemination Act of 1997 - Amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to emphasize competitive grants that promote precision agriculture (as defined by this Act) research projects and to promote dissemination of such projects' results.
Provides for the establishment of multistate and national agriculture partnerships, including existing partnerships between national laboratories (Secretary of Energy) and the Department of Agriculture.
Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to include precision agriculture within the research categories of the Fund for Rural America.
What's happening now
See H.R.2534.
Committees of jurisdiction
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