Skip to main content
HR 4316 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural education Agricultural insurance Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Bank accounts, deposits, capital Business education Business investment and capital Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic development Farmland Financial literacy Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Research administration and funding Research and development Rural conditions and development Small business

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2017

Introduced: November 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2017

This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to authorize additional assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers. The bill modifies USDA programs that address conservation, credit, rural development, research and education, and crop insurance.

What's happening now November 8, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 1, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2018
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4316: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4316/
MLA
"H.R. 4316: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4316/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4316, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4316/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4316: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4316/)
Report a problem