Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 5, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Mar 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Mar 9, 2023 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Mar 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 9, 2023 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 17, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Mar 17, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 17, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jul 17, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 19, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2023 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 5, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 45, March 9, 2023, page H1250.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-17 | CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN RURAL AMERICA100 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Serial No. 118-8 | PRODUCER PERSPECTIVES ON THE 2023 FARM BILL142 pages | Agriculture Committee | Apr 26, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 719 | Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2023 | Related bill | Mar 8, 2023 |
| HR 9047 | Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2022 | Reintroduction of | Oct 28, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a precision agriculture loan program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
