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S 897 116th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Bankruptcy Small business

Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019

This bill increases the aggregate debt limit for a family farmer who files for bankruptcy under chapter 12 (family farmer or family fisherman reorganization).

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2336 Identical bill Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 7
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 14, 2019
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 13, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · May 13, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 13, 2019
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 13, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 27, 2019
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 27, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 897: Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-897/
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"S. 897: Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-897/.
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