Agriculture Innovation Act of 2022
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (11 May 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What this bill does
This bill, the Agriculture Innovation Act of 2022, would direct the Department of Agriculture to gather, combine, and analyze data on how different farming and conservation methods affect farm profitability, crop yields, soil health, and other environmental benefits. This would involve identifying existing data within the department, collecting new data from producers if they voluntarily agree, and creating a secure system to store and share this information with researchers.
The goal is to better understand the impacts of various production and conservation practices on agricultural lands. The bill specifies that data collection should be done in a way that is compatible, machine-readable, and places minimal burden on producers. It also includes provisions for privacy protection, prohibiting the sale of individual producer data and requiring published research to use aggregated information.
This bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not yet moved beyond this initial stage in Congress. If it were to advance, it would require passage by both the Senate and the House of Representatives before being sent to the President for signature into law.
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Official summary
Agriculture Innovation Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to identify, collect, link, and analyze certain data regarding the impact of conservation practices and other production practices on farm, ranch, and other working land profitability, including the effect on enhancing crop yields, soil health, ecosystem services, and other risk-reducing factors.
Timeline
11 May 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Common questions
- What does S. 4189 do?
- This bill, the Agriculture Innovation Act of 2022, would direct the Department of Agriculture to gather, combine, and analyze data on how different farming and conservation methods affect farm profitability, crop yields, soil health, and other environmental benefits. This would involve identifying existing data within the department, collecting new data from producers if they voluntarily agree, and creating a secure system to store and share this information with researchers. The goal is to better understand the impacts of various production and conservation practices on agricultural lands. The bill specifies that data collection should be done in a way that is compatible, machine-readable, and places minimal burden on producers. It also includes provisions for privacy protection, prohibiting the sale of individual producer data and requiring published research to use aggregated information. This bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not yet moved beyond this initial stage in Congress. If it were to advance, it would require passage by both the Senate and the House of Representatives before being sent to the President for signature into law.
- Has S. 4189 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 4189. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 4189?
- S. 4189 was sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 4189?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (11 May 2022).
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