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Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023

Introduced: December 22, 2023 Introduced by: Davis, Donald G. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2023
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Discharged.
May 11, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 11, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Mar 22, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1319-1320)
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop voluntary standards for precision agriculture (i.e., managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality).

USDA, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), must develop voluntary, consensus-based, private sector-led interconnectivity standards and best practices for precision agriculture to promote economies of scale and ease the burden of adoption. USDA must (1) coordinate with relevant public and trusted private sector stakeholders and relevant industry organizations, and (2) consult with sector-specific agencies and state and local governments.

Further, in developing the standards, USDA must, in consultation with NIST and the FCC, consider

  • the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment,
  • cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, and
  • the impact of artificial intelligence on this area.

The Government Accountability Office must periodically assess and report on the standards.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 734 Related bill Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Feb 28, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Dec 22, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 18, 2023
 R
Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Jul 24, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Apr 19, 2023
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Mar 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1697: Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1697/
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