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Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018

Introduced: June 21, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now June 21, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6336 Identical bill Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 21, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3117: Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3117/
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"S. 3117: Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3117/.
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