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HR 8448 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

SOIL Act

Introduced: May 17, 2024 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
May 17, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 17, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support for Ownership and Investment in Land Act or the SOIL Act

This bill directs the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to carry out a pilot program to establish a pre-approval process for Direct Farm Ownership Loans. As background, the FSA Direct Loan Program provides Farm Ownership Loans to farmers and ranchers for the purchase and development of farm property.

What's happening now September 3, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 3, 2024
 R
Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · May 17, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8448: SOIL Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8448/
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"H.R. 8448: SOIL Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8448/.
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H.R. 8448, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8448/.
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