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H.R. 2518: PRECISE Act

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H.R. 2518: PRECISE Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-14 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

PRECISE Act

Plain summary

Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act or the PRECISE Act This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Precision agriculture refers to an information- and technology-based management system used to identify, analyze, and manage variability in agricultural production for optimum profitability, sustainability, and environmental protection. 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. The bill also requires USDA to emphasize the use of third-party providers with respect to technical assistance on matters related to soil health for participants in certain USDA conservation programs.

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Official text

PRECISE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] · 8 cosponsors

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Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] reported raising $5.6 million (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2518 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117