H.R. 1985 · 119th Congress
Promoting Precision Agriculture Act
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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…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 10, 2025
Promoting Precision Agriculture Act
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, guidelines, 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
- impact of artificial intelligence on this area.
The Government Accountability Office must periodically assess and report to Congress on the standards.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Promoting Precision Agriculture Act
Latest action (Mar 28, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.