{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-thompson-lead-introduction-supporting-innovation-agriculture-act", "Kelly, Thompson lead introduction of The Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act", "2024-09-30", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Dwight Evans (D-PA), David Valadao (R-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Max Miller (R-OH), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced the introduction of H.R. 9263, theSupporting Innovation in Agriculture Act. The bipartisan, legislation provides tax incentives to accelerate the deployment of innovative farming technologies for U.S. specialty crop producers.\n\n\"Agriculture supports one out of every ten jobs in Pennsylvania, making this industry a leading economic driver in the commonwealth. The Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act will allow for farmers and agricultural leaders to not only succeed today, but it will allow them to better utilize innovative technologies to allow producers to succeed for years to come,\" said Rep. Kelly.\n\n\u201cCalifornia\u2019s specialty crop producers are critical to our state and national economy. These tax incentives will no doubt help bolster our specialty crop industry here at home and across our nation. It\u2019s great to join my colleagues to introduce the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act to prompt innovation and keep our farmers competitive on the world stage,\u201d said Rep. Thompson.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased to co-sponsor this bipartisan bill that\u2019s led by my friend and fellow Pennsylvanian Mike Kelly. This bill would encourage innovation in farming, including urban indoor and outdoor farms. One area of common ground is that all of our constituents eat food, and there are a lot of benefits when it\u2019s homegrown in America!\" said Rep. Evans.\n\n\u201cThe Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act will allow our agriculture industry to expand its use of innovative technologies, enhance domestic food production, and make prices more affordable for Americans,\u201d said Congressman Miller. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to Chairman Kelly and Ranking Member Thompson for their leadership in making America\u2019s food supply stronger and more resilient.\"\n\n\u201cThe CEA Alliance applauds Chairman Mike Kelly, Ranking Member Mike Thompson and Representatives Wenstrup, Evans, Valadao, Panetta, Miller, and Slotkin for introducing the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act,\u201d said Tom Stenzel, Executive Director of the CEA Alliance.\u201cThe Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act fills an important policy gap for the diverse specialty crop industry and will ensure that producers can leverage innovative technologies to grow more with less.\u201d\n\n\u201cAccelerating the deployment of innovative technologies for specialty crop producers will strengthen the resilience of our fresh food supply chains and help producers across the country grow more food with fewer resources,\u201d said Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. \u201cNASDA applauds the introduction of the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act and thanks Chairman Kelly, Ranking Member Thompson, and the bill\u2019s co-sponsors for their efforts to reduce barriers for producers adopting innovative technologies in their operations.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-thompson-lead-introduction-supporting-innovation-agriculture-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5450350474566221, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}