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S. 507 · 119th CongressAgriculture and Food

Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 11, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat

Sponsored by Thune, John R-SD · 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat, 0 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 177 words.

Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2025 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). 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, 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. Further, in developing the standards, USDA must, in consultation with NIST and the FCC, consider the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment, cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, and impact of artificial intelligence on this area. The Government Accountability Office must periodically assess and report to Congress on the standards.

Context
Committees
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
Sponsor
12 of 316 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 880 words
Latest action
Feb 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S861-862)
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]