S 2685
115th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural education
Farmland
Government lending and loan guarantees
Farmers of Tomorrow Act
Introduced: April 17, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Farmers of Tomorrow Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Department of Agriculture (USDA) direct farm ownership loans by modifying the three-year experience requirement.
(Under current law, USDA may make a direct farm ownership loan only to a farmer or rancher who has participated in the business operations of a farm or ranch for at least three years or has other acceptable experience.)
The bill modifies the experience requirement to specify a list of acceptable experience and educational criteria that USDA may count for an applicant to meet or reduce the necessary experience requirement.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1