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Introduced
01/25/2018
01/25/2018
In Committee
04/25/2018
04/25/2018
Crossed Over
12/10/2018
12/10/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment. The Department of Agriculture and the FCC shall jointly submit to the task force a list of all federal programs or resources available for the expansion of broadband Internet access service on unserved agricultural land. The FCC shall renew the task force every two years until it terminates on January 1, 2025.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify gaps in the availability of broadband internet access on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment. The Department of Agriculture and the FCC must jointly provide the task force a list of federal programs or resources available for expanding broadband on unserved agricultural land. The FCC must renew the task force every two years until it terminates on January 1, 2025.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (14)
Roger Wicker (R)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Roy Blunt (R),
Steve Daines (R),
Deb Fischer (R),
Cory Gardner (R),
Heidi Heitkamp (D),
John Hoeven (R),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Claire McCaskill (D),
Tina Smith (D),
Jon Tester (D),
John Thune (R),
Last Action
Held at the desk. (on 12/10/2018)
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