3.0.0 2343 2023-01-11T13:38:52Z 2023-01-11T13:38:52Z Senate S 2018-01-25 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-10-02T20:01:29Z Markup by 2018-04-25T13:45:00Z Referred to 2018-01-25T19:37:28Z S. Rept. 115-342 Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 115 4881 HR 2018-07-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS Related bill House Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 2 HR 2018-12-20 Became Public Law No: 115-334. Related bill CRS 2018-12-10 16:15:08 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-10 14:09:33 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-10 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-12-06 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368) Floor 2018-12-06 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-10-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615. Calendars 2018-10-02 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-342. Committee 2018-10-02 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-342. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2018-04-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2018-01-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-01-25 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-01-25 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-01-25 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2018-02-13 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-02-28 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2018-02-28 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2018-03-06 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-03-06 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-03-20 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2018-04-24 False F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2018-04-24 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-05-14 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2018-05-14 False 2018-06-05T19:09:00Z S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53941 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 25, 2018 Science, Technology, Communications Agricultural practices and innovations Department of Agriculture Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-04T18:37:07Z Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Task Force for Meeting Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force's duties include: (1) identifying and measuring current gaps in broadband Internet access service coverage of cropland and ranchland; (2) assembling a comprehensive guide of all federal programs and resources working to expand broadband Internet access service on unserved cropland and ranchland; and (3) developing policy recommendations to promote the rapid, expanded deployment of fixed and mobile broadband Internet access service on unserved cropland and ranchland.

]]> 01 2018-10-02 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2018-10-25T20:44:07Z Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment.

The Department of Agriculture and the FCC shall jointly submit to the task force a list of all federal programs or resources available for the expansion of broadband Internet access service on unserved agricultural land.

The FCC shall renew the task force every two years until it terminates on January 1, 2025.]]>

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