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HR 2186 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Government lending and loan guarantees Minority and disadvantaged businesses

BALE Act of 2021

Introduced: March 26, 2021 Introduced by: Bost, Mike Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2021 or the BALE Act of 2021

This bill revises the limits for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation loan guarantee program.

The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan.

For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan.

The bill also (1) prohibits USDA from guaranteeing a loan under the program that exceeds $4 million, and (2) requires USDA to adjust the limits annually for inflation.

What's happening now June 15, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Sep 13, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Apr 13, 2021
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LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Apr 13, 2021
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2186: BALE Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2186/
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"H.R. 2186: BALE Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2186/.
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H.R. 2186, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2186/.
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