H.R. 1618
Passed HousePrecision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act
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Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1618 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
<DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1618
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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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.