119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 5854: Sustainable Agriculture Research Act
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Summary
This bill expands the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA).
Specifically, the bill requires AGARDA to enhance the role of sustainable agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that may address
- the impact of extreme weather on crop production;
- the effects of drought and the potential of building water holding capacity in soils on croplands and rangelands;
- the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through sustainable agriculture;
- increased economic and practical feasibility for sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry;
- increased voluntary adoption of conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience; and
- increased economic and practical feasibility for, and voluntary adoption of, precision agriculture technology.
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The bill defines precision agriculture as 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.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Mike Flood R-NEOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Joe Neguse SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Joe Neguse.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.