3.0.0 1617 2026-02-02T16:02:06Z 2026-02-02T16:02:06Z Senate S S 2025-05-06 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1617 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-05-06T17:17:49Z 119 3212 HR 2025-05-06 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2025-05-06 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2025-05-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE N L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2025-05-06 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2025-05-27T13:07:33Z

00 2025-05-06 Introduced in Senate 2026-02-02T15:56:43Z <p><strong>&nbsp;Linking Access to Spur Technology for Agriculture Connectivity in Rural Environments Act of 2025 or the LAST ACRE Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants and loans to facilitate broadband and wireless connectivity projects on active agricultural land.</p><p>To be eligible for support, projects must involve (1) the provision of broadband service to structures and devices, including tractors, irrigation systems, and drones; (2) the provision of wireless connectivity to facilitate data transmission between structures and devices; or (3) activities that support the construction of wireless infrastructure. Projects must involve agricultural land that is used for the active production of agricultural commodities or livestock and that lacks broadband service at specified minimum speeds.</p><p>To apply for funding, a broadband or wireless connectivity provider must submit an initial bid to USDA relating to a project on eligible agricultural land. The application must include information on the provider’s engagement with the relevant farmer or rancher and a description of how the grant or loan assistance would be used to establish connectivity on the land.&nbsp;Once an initial bid is received, USDA must allow other providers that operate on or near the relevant land to submit competing bids.</p><p>Separately, the bill requires USDA to include in certain surveys of U.S. farmers questions related to whether and how respondents use broadband service at farm sites.</p><p>Finally, the bill repeals two USDA loan and grant programs that support innovative broadband projects and middle mile broadband infrastructure, respectively.</p>

Display Title 45 2025-05-20T04:38:18Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2025-05-20T04:38:16Z Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2025-05-20T04:38:16Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 2025-05-20T04:33:25Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2025-05-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s1617is/xml/BILLS-119s1617is.xml 2025-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.