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PRECISE Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-720| Senate 
| Updated: 3/8/2023
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (1)
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act of 2023 or the PRECISE Act of 2023 This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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. Precision agriculture technology includes any technology and equipment that directly contributes to a reduction in, or improved efficiency of, inputs used in crop or livestock production. Specifically, the bill makes changes to eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, and other aspects of the Conservation Loan Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. These changes include allowing the programs to support the adoption of precision agriculture practices and acquisition of precision agriculture technologies. In addition, the bill expands a program through which USDA makes and insures loans to for-profit and nonprofit organizations that invest in rural areas by allowing the loans to be used for precision agriculture practices. Also, USDA must emphasize the use of third-party providers when providing technical assistance on matters related to soil health for participants in certain USDA conservation programs.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 4, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1459
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • March 8, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • April 4, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1459
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1459: PRECISE Act

PRECISE Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-720| Senate 
| Updated: 3/8/2023
Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act of 2023 or the PRECISE Act of 2023 This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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. Precision agriculture technology includes any technology and equipment that directly contributes to a reduction in, or improved efficiency of, inputs used in crop or livestock production. Specifically, the bill makes changes to eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, and other aspects of the Conservation Loan Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. These changes include allowing the programs to support the adoption of precision agriculture practices and acquisition of precision agriculture technologies. In addition, the bill expands a program through which USDA makes and insures loans to for-profit and nonprofit organizations that invest in rural areas by allowing the loans to be used for precision agriculture practices. Also, USDA must emphasize the use of third-party providers when providing technical assistance on matters related to soil health for participants in certain USDA conservation programs.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 4, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1459
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • March 8, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • April 4, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1459
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (1)
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1459: PRECISE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted