H.R. 6806: Farm Tech Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-12-14 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-12-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Farm Tech Act

Plain summary

Farm Tech Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to certify software that uses artificial intelligence to perform a task in connection with producing agricultural products. The program must be based on the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In order for USDA to certify software under the program, the software must (1) perform accurately; and (2) consistently meet or exceed the federal and state licensure, certification, and permitting standards applicable to a person performing the task. (The bill includes requirements for these standards.) USDA must prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out this bill.

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Official text

Farm Tech Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · 3 cosponsors

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David G. Valadao (R-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Josh Harder (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Artificial intelligence (AI): Computer systems that do tasks that usually need human judgment, such as recognizing images, understanding language or making predictions. Laws about AI often cover how it is used, tested, disclosed or limited.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr6806.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr6806 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118