HR 1618
Passed a chamber
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to review its satellite rules and report on whether changes could help precision agriculture.
Official title: Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
26-FEB-2025
Referred
26-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
04-MAR-2025
Reported
10-JUL-2025
On the calendar
10-JUL-2025
Passed
14-JUL-2025
Senate
Received
15-JUL-2025
- Directs the Federal Communications Commission to review its rules for fixed, mobile, and earth exploration satellite services to find changes it could make under existing authority to promote precision agriculture.
- If the review finds possible changes, the Commission must develop recommendations for implementing them.
- Requires a report to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within 15 months of enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (26-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-JUL-2025).
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