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HR 479 107th Congress House

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to greenhouse farmers whose energy costs have escalated sharply.

Introduced: June 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural creditEconomics and Public FinanceEnergyEnergy prices
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Federally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingNurseries (Horticulture)
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 23, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Feb 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize emergency loans for greenhouse farmers with qualifying energy cost increases.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 25, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 479: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to greenhouse farmers whose energy costs have escalated sharply.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-479/
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"H.R. 479: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to greenhouse farmers whose energy costs have escalated sharply.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-479/.
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H.R. 479, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-479/.
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[H.R. 479: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to greenhouse farmers whose energy costs have escalated sharply.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-479/)
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