S. 4219 aims to change the rules for farm loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. The bill proposes to remove the requirement that individuals must be related by blood or marriage to be eligible for farm loans as qualified beginning farmers or ranchers....
The bill wants to make it easier for people to get loans to start farming by saying you don't have to be related to a farmer to qualify for a beginner farmer loan.
H.R. 8198, known as the “Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act,” seeks to improve and reauthorize a relending program to help resolve ownership and succession issues on farmland. The bill amends existing legislation to extend the program through...
H.R. 8198 is a bill that plans to give money to help people who own farmland, especially those who have inherited it, get legal and accounting help so they can figure out who really owns the land and reduce confusion. It sets aside money every year until 2028, making sure most of it goes to helping people directly, with some rules to make sure it’s used properly.
H.R. 9019 aims to create a consistent definition of "rural area" for all rural development programs under the Department of Agriculture. This bill proposes changes to existing laws, such as the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Rural Electrification Act, to...
H.R. 9019 is like a big rulebook that wants to make sure everyone understands what the word "rural" means the same way when the Department of Agriculture helps small towns and farms. It plans to change some old rules to match up and let the Agriculture boss figure out how to make it all work smoothly.
H. R. 8472, titled the “Freight for Farms Act,” proposes changes to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to help expand freight rail infrastructure. The bill aims to include freight rail infrastructure that supports agricultural and related entities in the list of...
The bill wants to help farmers move their stuff by making train tracks better. It suggests letting these train tracks get money and support like other important community things.
S. 5207 aims to change certain aspects of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act related to emergency loans. The bill proposes amendments to sections 322 and 329, which involve updating the criteria for making loan determinations and providing financial assistance...
This bill wants to change the rules for helping farmers or rural areas when there's a disaster and they lose a lot of crops or animals.
H.R. 7241 proposes to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to create a program that provides technical assistance for emergencies in rural areas concerning water and wastewater systems. It aims to help nonprofit organizations assist these rural systems in preparing for and...
H.R. 7241 is a plan to help the people who take care of water and toilets in the countryside get ready for disasters. It suggests giving them money to buy tools and make plans so they can keep everything working when bad things happen, like storms or big spills.
S. 4342 proposes to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and expand the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) grant program. The bill aims to modify funding provisions by increasing the grants, focus on a wider array of rural communities,...
This bill wants to give more money to help small towns grow, increasing from $10 million to $50 million each year. It focuses on helping really small towns with fewer than 10,000 people by making sure they get a piece of the money too.
H.R. 9560 aims to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to address administrative costs in the Heirs’ Property Relending Program. It allows a portion of loan funds, up to 30%, to cover administrative expenses for helping heirs resolve land ownership issues, and the Secretary...
H.R. 9560 is a bill that helps people fix problems with land ownership by giving out loans. It allows part of the loan money to be used to pay for the costs of running the program, but these costs can sometimes be forgiven, and the bill provides more money to keep helping people until 2029.
S. 5231, also known as the “Farm Ownership Improvement Act,” mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to create a 5-year pilot program. This program aims to establish a pre-qualification or pre-approval process for farmers and ranchers seeking direct farm ownership loans under...
The Farm Ownership Improvement Act wants to help farmers and ranchers get loans to buy farms by testing a new way to see if they can pay back the loans, like checking their money skills before giving them money. If it works well, they might keep doing it for more than just the test time.
H.R. 8448, known as the "Support for Ownership and Investment in Land Act" or the "SOIL Act," proposes a pilot program to create a pre-approval process for direct farm ownership loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. The aim is to make the loan application process easier...
The SOIL Act is like a special test program to help farmers more easily apply for loans to own their farms, making it less confusing and giving them clearer answers. This program will try out new rules until the end of 2029 to see what works best and will let important people know how it’s going.
The Debt Relief and Farm Credit Access Act aims to help farmers and ranchers by updating the rules for direct farm ownership loans. This bill proposes changes to lower the experience requirement needed for these loans, remove the 10-year limit on loan duration, and allow...
The Debt Relief and Farm Credit Access Act is like changing the rules of a game to help farmers borrow money more easily, pay off old debts with new loans, and get more help if they're having a hard time paying back. It also gives new farmers a better chance to start farming by setting more flexible rules for who can get this help.
S. 3489, also known as the "Energy Circuit Riders Act," aims to modify the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by establishing an energy circuit rider program. This program would provide grants to states, Indian tribes, non-profit organizations, and other eligible...
The Energy Circuit Riders Act wants to create a program where special helpers go to small towns to teach them how to use less energy and use cleaner energy, so they can save money and help the environment. The plan includes giving money to states and groups to pay these helpers, but some people worry about spending too much without checking carefully if it's working.
H. R. 8210, introduced in the House of Representatives, seeks to modify the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. The bill aims to remove the existing requirement that mandates certain individuals to be related by blood or marriage to qualify for farm loans as...
This bill wants to make it easier for more people to get loans to start farms by not requiring them to be family members of other farmers.
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