Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Agriculture, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026.
- Section idc6856276483940e58a18a0147200dfd7: 2. Findings Congress finds that— it is the longstanding policy of the United States to foster and encourage the family farm system of agriculture in the United...
- Section id6a859b934e294c74a25437370219b752: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term actively engaged in farming, with respect to a natural person who is a shareholder in an authorized legal entity, an...
- Section id2e7060fcb22445428e5c291a8e57afb6: 4. Restrictions on agricultural land holdings and exceptions Except as provided in subsection (b), an unauthorized legal entity shall not, directly or...
- Section id16413995f52748fca98a5bd8e26ff6ca: 5. Compliance For any acquisition of an ownership interest in agricultural land by a legal entity after the date of enactment of this Act, at the time of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …
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?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Agriculture. The term State means— each of the 50 States
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