119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1618Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make precision agriculture practices and technologies eligible under the conservation loan and loan guarantee program.

Agriculture and food
Introduced May 6, 2025
Last action May 6, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 6, 2025
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Referred
May 6, 2025
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture practices and technologies into the Conservation Loan Program and reauthorizes the program through FY2029. Under current law, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) may make or guarantee qualified conservation loans to farmers and ranchers for the implementation of conservation practices approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Currently, the program guarantees conservation loans from approved FSA lenders. Specifically, the bill adds the adoption of precision agriculture practices and technologies to the program’s priority list and the list of conservation activities that may be addressed with loan funds. This allows the...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
AmendmentAI
Timeline · 2 actions
May 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.