HR8598-118

Introduced

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for a pilot program under which development loans and loan guarantees may be made to beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 3, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for a pilot program under which development loans and loan guarantees may be made to beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Finance, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFF7AA29E437644058627FEE6DE38049D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2024.
  • Section H6DE4DCF4B5004DA9B9368524DE03A66D: 2. Findings Congress finds that— beginning farmers and ranchers often pursue business models featuring diverse and specialized production and marketing...
  • Section HD10E666F1B574CAB96A507DA28C245A4: 3. Beginning farmer and rancher development loan pilot program Subtitle B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) is amended...
  • Section HE0989F4A9C614D70980BFDC43CC4498F: 320. Beginning farmer and rancher development loan pilot program In this section, the term development expenditure means a capital investment that benefits a...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for a pilot program under which development loans and loan guarantees may be made to beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Finance, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for a pilot program under which development loans and loan guarantees may be made to beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Finance Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies: ,
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 3, 2024

Ms. Strickland (for herself, Ms. Adams, and Mr. Panetta) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Finance Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"development expenditure" §HD10E666F1B574CAB96A507DA28C245A4

a capital investment that benefits a farming or ranching business of a qualified beginning farmer or rancher for more than 1 year. In this section, the term development expenditure includes an expenditure— for the acquisition or development of— initial assets

"development expenditure" §HE0989F4A9C614D70980BFDC43CC4498F

a capital investment that benefits a farming or ranching business of a qualified beginning farmer or rancher for more than 1 year. In this section, the term development expenditure includes an expenditure— for the acquisition or development of— initial assets

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