S2797-119

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.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 15, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— beginning farmers and ranchers often pursue business models featuring diverse and specialized production and marketing, reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 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, and reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 320. Beginning farmer and rancher development loan pilot program In this section, the term development expenditure means a capital investment that benefits a. It relies on appropriations, grants, loan guarantees, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Education and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— beginning farmers and ranchers often pursue business models featuring diverse and specialized production and marketing...
  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 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...
  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 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

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— beginning farmers and ranchers often pursue business models featuring diverse and specialized production and marketing, reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 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, and reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 320. Beginning farmer and rancher development loan pilot program In this section, the term development expenditure means a capital investment that benefits a.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— beginning farmers and ranchers often pursue business models featuring diverse and specialized production and marketing, reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 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, and reduces a appropriation, grant, loan guarantee provision: 320. Beginning farmer and rancher development loan pilot program In this section, the term development expenditure means a capital investment that benefits a.

Policy Domains

Education Finance

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 15, 2025

Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"development expenditure" §id600141eef6ab4126bbf01abaf88aa430

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" §ideb7b310943384feebc4bfbad09d9fd70

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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