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Short Titles as Introduced

Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018

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Official Title as Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for prize competitions relating to specialty crop mechanization, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
10/30/2018Introduced in House

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Date All Actions
12/12/2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Action By: Committee on Agriculture
10/30/2018Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/30/2018Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (1)

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CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]* 10/30/2018

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Agriculture10/30/2018 Referred to
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research12/12/2018 Referred to

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Introduced in House (10/30/2018)

Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Specialty Crop Mechanization Challenges program to carry out prize competitions for the mechanization of specialty crop production. (Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture.)

The program must include at least one prize competition for solutions to automate or alleviate stresses on the workforce during each of the following:

  • the planting of specialty crops,
  • tasks associated with the management of specialty crops,
  • the harvesting of specialty crops, and
  • processing and preparing specialty crops for distribution.

USDA must assemble prize committees to determine the scope, details, requirements, judging criteria, and incentives for each competition.