118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1495Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2023

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a precision agriculture loan program, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action Apr 5, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 9, 2023
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Referred
Apr 5, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes a loan program within the Farm Service Agency to assist agricultural producers in purchasing precision agriculture equipment and technology, such as geospatial mapping, data management and analytics software, and network connectivity products and solutions. Precision agriculture refers to 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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 5, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.