Investing in Rural America Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 expands Farm Credit System authority beyond traditional farm credit into essential rural community facilities. Farm Credit Banks, direct lender associations, and banks for cooperatives may make or participate in loans, commitments, and other technical or financial assistance to develop, build, maintain, improve, equip, or support essential community facilities in rural areas if the project is eligible under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Only section 306(a)-eligible entities may receive the assistance. A Farm Credit institution may not provide this financing above 15 percent of its total outstanding loans and must satisfy lending-condition limits, including offering reasonable terms acceptable to the borrower.
Who Benefits and How
Rural communities benefit because Farm Credit institutions can provide capital for essential community facilities. Hospitals, fire stations, community centers, and other eligible rural facilities benefit from another financing source. Farm Credit Banks benefit from authority to participate in rural infrastructure and community facility lending. Borrowers eligible under USDA rural development law benefit from technical and financial assistance beyond ordinary federal loans.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Farm Credit institutions must monitor the 15 percent outstanding-loan cap and comply with borrower eligibility conditions. Community banks may face more competition from Farm Credit lenders in rural facilities finance. Farm Credit regulators must supervise a broader set of community-facility lending activities. Borrowers still bear repayment obligations and project-risk exposure for financed facilities.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes Farm Credit System lenders to finance essential rural community facilities.
- Limits assistance to projects and entities eligible under section 306(a) rural development rules.
- Caps each institution's aggregate essential-facilities financing at 15 percent of total outstanding loans.
- Requires Farm Credit lenders to satisfy conditions before offering the new financing authority.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows Farm Credit System institutions to finance eligible essential rural community facilities projects, subject to borrower eligibility, a 15 percent portfolio cap, and lending-condition limits.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Rural Development, Finance
Primary Purpose
Allows Farm Credit System institutions to finance eligible essential rural community facilities projects, subject to borrower eligibility, a 15 percent portfolio cap, and lending-condition limits.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Rural communities
- Rural health facilities
- Farm Credit Banks
- USDA-eligible borrowers
Identified Costs
- Farm Credit institutions
- Community banks
- Farm Credit regulators
- Borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and …
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, …
Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. Davis of …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Community banks, Farm Credit institutions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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