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House Bill 1618
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act
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Passed House on Jul 14, 2025
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H. R. 1618 (Engrossed-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1618


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:





Clerk.  


119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 1618

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.