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118th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 1697: Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 22, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
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  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Mar 22, 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

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  • 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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

6

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Donald Davis D-NC SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in the House by Donald Davis.
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  1. May 11, 2023Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Discharged.
  2. May 11, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  3. May 11, 2023Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  4. Apr 25, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  5. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House
  6. Mar 22, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1319-1320)
  7. Mar 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.