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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1618

Introduced

Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act

Sponsor
RRobert E. Latta· Ohio
Introduced
February 26, 2025
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.July 15, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1618 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1618

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 15, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To require the Federal Communications Commission to review certain 
rules of the Commission and develop recommendations for rule changes to 
promote precision agriculture, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Precision Agriculture Satellite 
Connectivity Act''.

SEC. 2. PRECISION AGRICULTURE SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY.

(a) Review.--The Commission shall--
(1) review the rules of the Commission relating to fixed 
satellite service, mobile satellite service, and earth 
exploration satellite service to determine if there are rule 
changes that the Commission could implement under existing 
authority to promote precision agriculture; and
(2) if the Commission determines under paragraph (1) that 
there are rule changes that the Commission could implement, 
develop recommendations for how to implement the changes.
(b) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including any 
recommendations developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.
(c) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' 
means the Federal Communications Commission.

Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.

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