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S 3229 114th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food

Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016

This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase the amount of unpaid debt permitted per borrower under Department of Agriculture farm ownership and operating loans.

What's happening now July 14, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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