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118th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 1495: Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 9, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Mar 9, 2023

Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023

This bill establishes a loan program within the Farm Service Agency to assist agricultural producers in purchasing precision agriculture equipment and technology, such as geospatial mapping, data management and analytics software, and network connectivity products and solutions.

Precision agriculture refers to 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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

18

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Randy Feenstra R-IA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Mar 9, 2023Introduced in the House by Randy Feenstra.
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  1. Apr 5, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  2. Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.