3.0.0 1985 2025-05-14T14:32:20Z 2025-05-14T14:32:20Z House H HR 2025-03-10 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina:H.R. 1985.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3; to regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes.[Page H1067]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2025-03-28T20:53:16Z Referred To 2025-03-10T16:02:00Z 119 507 S 2025-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S861-862) Related bill CRS 2025-03-28 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. Committee 2025-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1045) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000230 Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Donald Davis D NC G. 1 N M000871 Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] Tracey Mann R KS 1 2025-03-10 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-03-18 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-05-14T12:51:31Z

00 2025-03-10 Introduced in House 2025-05-14T14:30:59Z <p><strong>Promoting Precision Agriculture Act </strong></p><p>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).</p><p>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,&nbsp;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.</p><p>Further, in developing the standards, USDA must, in consultation with NIST and the FCC, consider the</p><ul><li>connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment,</li><li>cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, and</li><li>impact of artificial intelligence on this area.</li></ul><p>The Government Accountability Office must periodically assess and report to Congress on the standards.</p>

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