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115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Agricultural practices and innovations
Department of Agriculture
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Introduced: January 25, 2018
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Dec 10, 2018
Held at the desk.
Dec 10, 2018
Received in the House.
Dec 10, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 6, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368)
Dec 6, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368)
Oct 2, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
Oct 2, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-342.
Apr 25, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment.
The Department of Agriculture and the FCC shall jointly submit to the task force a list of all federal programs or resources available for the expansion of broadband Internet access service on unserved agricultural land.
The FCC shall renew the task force every two years until it terminates on January 1, 2025.
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