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Search Results: keywords:"soil act"

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. 8754 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage practices that benefit both soil and wildlife habitat by increasing payments to producers for such practices under the environmental quality incentives program and the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
June 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,110
The bill, known as the “Saving Our Interconnected Lives Act” or the “SOIL Act,” proposes amendments to the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote practices benefiting both soil and wildlife habitat. It seeks to increase payments for producers who adopt such practices under the environmental...
Simple Explanation
The "SOIL Act" is a plan to help farmers get more money if they do things that are good for the dirt and animals, like planting special plants or taking care of wetlands. It tries to help both nature and farmers at the same time.

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