To require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant farm numbers to individuals with certain documentation, to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to include qualified intermediaries as recipients of farm ownership loans, to provide for a study of farmland tenure, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6336| House
| Updated: 7/11/2018
Marcia L. Fudge
Democratic Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (2)
Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 This bill makes certain farmers operating on land that is heirs' property (e.g., property received from an owner who died without a will) eligible to receive a farm number and participate in Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The bill also requires USDA to collect and report on data related to farmland ownership, tenure, transition, and entry of beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural researchCensus and government statisticsFarmlandGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLicensing and registrationsMinority and disadvantaged businessesProperty rightsRural conditions and development
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant farm numbers to individuals with certain documentation, to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to include qualified intermediaries as recipients of farm ownership loans, to provide for a study of farmland tenure, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6336| House
| Updated: 7/11/2018
Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 This bill makes certain farmers operating on land that is heirs' property (e.g., property received from an owner who died without a will) eligible to receive a farm number and participate in Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The bill also requires USDA to collect and report on data related to farmland ownership, tenure, transition, and entry of beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Marcia L. Fudge
Democratic Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (2)
Agriculture Committee
Agriculture and Food
Related Bills
- S 115-3117: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant farm numbers to individuals with certain documentation, to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to include qualified intermediaries as recipients of farm ownership loans, to provide for a study of farmland tenure, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural researchCensus and government statisticsFarmlandGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLicensing and registrationsMinority and disadvantaged businessesProperty rightsRural conditions and development