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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 105 (Thursday, June 15, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 4173.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3The single subject of this legislation is:To Amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, andEducation Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary ofAgriculture to establish a specialty crop mechanization andautomation initiative.[Page H2960]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
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Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
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2023-08-21T20:02:00Z
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2023-06-15T13:06:45Z
- 2023-08-21
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Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Committee
- 2023-06-15
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Agriculture Committee
- 2023-06-15
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Library of Congress
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Library of Congress
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Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Doug
LaMalfa
R
CA
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N
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Salud
Carbajal
D
CA
O.
24
2023-06-15
True
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Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
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Miller
R
OH
L.
7
2023-06-15
True
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Abigail
Spanberger
D
VA
Davis
7
2023-06-15
True
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Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Yadira
Caraveo
D
CO
8
2023-06-23
False
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Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5]
Lori
Chavez-DeRemer
R
OR
5
2023-07-18
False
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Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
David
Valadao
R
CA
G.
22
2023-07-18
False
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Josh
Harder
D
CA
9
2023-07-18
False
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Rep. Duarte, John S. [R-CA-13]
John
Duarte
R
CA
S.
13
2023-07-18
False
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Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
Jonathan
Jackson
D
IL
L.
1
2023-07-24
False
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Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
Kat
Cammack
R
FL
3
2023-07-27
False
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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
Jim
Costa
D
CA
21
2023-08-08
False
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Chellie
Pingree
D
ME
1
2023-09-27
False
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Jimmy
Panetta
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CA
19
2023-09-29
False
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HI
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2023-11-01
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2024-01-29
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Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
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2024-02-26
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Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
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NC
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2024-02-29
False
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CA
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2024-03-12
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Agriculture and Food
- Agricultural education
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- Agricultural equipment and machinery
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- Agricultural practices and innovations
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- Agricultural research
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- Computers and information technology
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- Congressional oversight
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- Fruit and vegetables
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- Public-private cooperation
2023-10-10T17:00:24Z
- State and local government operations
2023-10-10T17:00:24Z
Agriculture and Food
2023-07-26T11:31:34Z
00
2023-06-15
Introduced in House
2024-02-20T19:57:40Z
Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish within USDA a stand-alone competitive research and extension grant program to increase the competitiveness of specialty crops in the United States through the advancement and acceleration of mechanization and automation. Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture).
The bill provides specified funds for FY2024 and each succeeding year to carry out the program.
The grant program includes projects that
- create or improve cost-effective technologies to reduce a specialty crop grower's manual labor requirements and increase the efficiency of crop production, resource management, harvesting, processing, post-harvest technologies, and packaging;
- increase adoption of mechanization and automation technologies; and
- accelerate automation and mechanization through prototype development, in-field trial testing, ongoing industry engagement, and rapid commercialization.
Entities eligible for the grant program are federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations and corporations, state agricultural experiment stations, individuals, and organizations representing specialty crop growers.

Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
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Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
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Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
2024-05-24T13:38:24Z
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a specialty crop mechanization and automation initiative, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:01:15Z
Introduced in House
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2023-06-15T04:00:00Z
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2023-08-21
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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