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HR 9795 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

HOMEGROWN Soil Health Act

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 25, 2024
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Helping Optimize Markets and Encourage Generational Resilience through Ownership, Workmanship, and Nurturing Soil Health Act or the HOMEGROWN Soil Health Act

This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot program to offer 90-year, zero-interest loans to farmers to purchase up to 160 acres of land to grow certain crops (i.e., fruits or vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, or nursery crops). Loans must be made to recipients in five U.S. regions (selected by USDA), and the loan recipients in each region must all be located within a single 100-mile radius. 

What's happening now September 25, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9795: HOMEGROWN Soil Health Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9795/
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"H.R. 9795: HOMEGROWN Soil Health Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9795/.
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H.R. 9795, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9795/.
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