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Search Results: keywords:"farm service agency"

S. 3666 — To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,100
S. 3666 aims to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 by adding a new reporting requirement for foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, mandating that any foreign person with at least a 1% interest in such land must report it. The bill also...
Simple Explanation
S. 3666 is a plan to make sure anyone from another country who owns even a small piece of farmland in the U.S. has to tell the government about it, and it also plans to share this information with another group to help keep things safe.
H. R. 7131 — To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, and for other purposes.
January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,075
H. R. 7131, titled the "AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024," aims to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 by introducing an additional reporting requirement for foreign investors holding at least a 1% interest in U.S. agricultural land. The bill mandates collaboration...
Simple Explanation
The government wants to know more about when people from other countries own land in the U.S. for farming. A new rule says they need to tell the government if they own at least 1% of this land and work with other officials to make this information easy to share and update.
H. R. 8448 — To establish a pilot program to establish a pre-approval process for direct farm ownership loans made under subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in order to streamline the application process and provide greater certainty to borrowers.
May 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:441
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...
Simple Explanation
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.
H. R. 8138 — To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a disaster response training program to train certain Farm Service Agency employees to provide outreach and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers affected by a natural disaster, and for other purposes.
April 26, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,034
H.R. 8138 proposes to establish a disaster response training program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This program aims to train Farm Service Agency employees to assist farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters by offering outreach and technical assistance....
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8138 is like a plan to help teach people how to help farmers and ranchers when big weather problems happen. It wants workers to learn how to give advice and help, and make sure the helpers learn the best ways by asking them and the farmers what went well and what didn't.

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