HR 2518 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural equipment and machinery Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Farmland Government lending and loan guarantees Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development

PRECISE Act

Introduced: April 14, 2021 Introduced by: Hinson, Ashley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

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Became law

Jun 3, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.

Jun 3, 2022

Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-344.

May 17, 2022

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

May 17, 2022

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 17, 2022

Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Discharged.

Jun 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Apr 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Apr 14, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act or the PRECISE Act

This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Precision agriculture refers to an information- and technology-based management system used to identify, analyze, and manage variability in agricultural production for optimum profitability, sustainability, and environmental protection.

Specifically, the bill makes changes to eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, and other aspects of the Conservation Loan Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. These changes include allowing the programs to support the adoption of precision agriculture practices and acquisition of precision agriculture technologies.

In addition, the bill expands a program through which USDA makes and insures loans to for-profit and nonprofit organizations that invest in rural areas by allowing the loans to be used for precision agriculture practices.

The bill also requires USDA to emphasize the use of third-party providers with respect to technical assistance on matters related to soil health for participants in certain USDA conservation programs.

What's happening now June 3, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.

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