S. 4971 · 117th Congress · Senate

Innovative Agricultural Technology Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced
Sep 28, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Innovative Agricultural Technology Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Innovative Agricultural Technology Pilot Program to enable certain U.S. citizens and corporations to test agricultural technologies without complying with applicable laws or regulations, subject to market access limits.

Additionally, USDA must (1) establish an online program that educates agricultural producers about using distributed ledger technology in agricultural production, and (2) conduct a study to identify potential applications for distributed ledger technology in agricultural operations.

Action Timeline

2
  1. SEP 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. SEP 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Committees

1

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Referred: Sep 28, 2022

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