Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Kelly (PA)
Introduced
Summary
Creates a 30% tax credit for investments in cutting‑edge farm tech. The bill would let producers claim a nonrefundable Innovative Agricultural Technology Investment Credit for qualified equipment, software, and systems used in precision agriculture or controlled environment agriculture and would make that credit transferable and subject to an elective payment rule.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
30% credit for farm tech
If enacted, farms and ag businesses could claim a new 30% investment tax credit for innovative ag tech projects. Eligible items would include depreciable equipment, systems, and software you build or first place in service. The project’s main purpose would need to be producing, storing, processing, or packaging specialty crops using precision or controlled‑environment farming. Projects would have to be placed in service by December 31, 2035, and construction would need to begin after January 1, 2025. Special process cost rules would apply to how you count qualified investment for the credit.
Cash or transfer farm tech credit
If enacted, you could choose a cash payment instead of using the credit, if you placed qualified property in service after December 31, 2023. Some entity types could not make this election. You could also sell or transfer the credit to another taxpayer under existing transfer rules. These options would apply only to this farm tech credit and to projects where construction began after January 1, 2025. This could help if you cannot use the full credit against your taxes.
No credit for USDA‑funded items
If enacted, you could not claim this 30% credit for equipment or land work paid with certain federal aid. This would include items funded by USDA renewable energy or efficiency grants and land improvements funded by EQIP payments. It blocks getting both the grant and the credit for the same purchase. The limit would apply to projects where construction began after January 1, 2025.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Cosponsors
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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