HR8507Referred to Committee

Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-04-27
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Mike Flood
Mike Flood
Republican · NE · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (576 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-04-27

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would direct the federal government to fund research and training programs focused on developing workers skilled in precision agriculture—the use of technology like GPS, sensors, and data analysis to optimize farming. This would help farmers and agricultural companies find trained employees who can operate and maintain these advanced farming technologies. The bill aims to address a potential shortage of workers with the technical skills needed for modern, technology-driven agriculture.

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Agriculture and Food

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8507 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8507 To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension initiative research and extension on precision agriculture workforce development, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension initiative research and extension on precision agriculture workforce development, 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 Workforce Training and Development Act''. SEC. 2. PRECISION AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (a) High-Priority Research and Extension.--Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(21) Precision agriculture workforce development.-- Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of developing programs to support precision agriculture student workforce training and development, in partnership with public or private entities, that enhance the participation of precision agriculture.''. (b) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.--Subsection (b)(6) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(6)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(G) to an institution that carries out programs of cooperative education (as defined in section 831(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161n(b))) for the purposes of improving precision agriculture workforce training and development.''. <all>
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