House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2018
- Committee actionJul 12, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · 378–4
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4881.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018” on July 20, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54233
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4881, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4881
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-837 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 18, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/837
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4881, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4881
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 18, January 25, 2018, Page H629):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have the Power . . . ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4881, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4881
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 10 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), H. Griffith (R-VA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), David Loebsack (D-IA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Greg Walden (R-OR), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta.
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- H.R. 3388 (115th) SELF DRIVE Act
- H.R. 6032 (115th) SMART IoT Act
- H.R. 4284 (115th) INFO Act
- H.R. 5333 (115th) Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018
- H.R. 590 (115th) Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.