HR 1190 98th Congress House

Emergency Agricultural Credit Act of 1983

Official title: A bill to provide emergency credit assistance to farmers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 1983 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 9, 1983

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 130.

May 9, 1983

Received in the Senate, read twice.

May 3, 1983

Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 378 - 35 (Record Vote No: 79).

May 3, 1983

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 378 - 35 (Record Vote No: 79).

May 3, 1983

House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

May 3, 1983

Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

Apr 27, 1983

Considered by House Unfinished Business.

Apr 27, 1983

Called up by House by Rule.

Apr 27, 1983

Rule Passed House.

Apr 13, 1983

Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Waiving Section 402(a) of the Congressional Budget Act and Section 3 of S.Con.Res.92 (97th Congress); Making in Order the Agriculture Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute; Waiving Clause 7 of Rule XXI.

Apr 7, 1983

Placed on Union Calendar No: 27.

Apr 7, 1983

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-48.

Mar 17, 1983

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Mar 17, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 16, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 10, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 9, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 24, 1983

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 24, 1983

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Feb 24, 1983

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 14, 1983

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 11, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.

Feb 2, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 2, 1983

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 13

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 92	–	An amendment to the economic emergency loan program provisions reducing the funds provided for FY'83 from $60…	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 91	–	An amendment to add that the interest rate on loans for essential community facilities shall be the lower of …	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 90	–	An amendment to the sections dealing with loan deferrals, adding the applicant for such deferrals must establ…	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 89	–	An amendment to add that interest shall accrue during the deferral period and shall become part of the total …	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 88	–	An amendment to provide that emergency loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be gra…	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 87	–	An amendment to strike the increased limits on operating loans.	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 86	–	An amendment to provide for loans to small businesses in rural areas whose businesses deal with farmers and r…	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 85	–	An amendment to provide for the establishment and operation for centers of rural technology development. The …	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 84	–	An amendment to set the interest rates on loans for water and waste disposal facilities at the lower of 1) th…	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 83	–	Amendments en bloc to provide criteria for providing financial assistance for essential community facilities.…	Pending	May 3, 1983
HAMDT 78	–	An amendment to strike the section of the bill that raised the limits on insured loans from $200,000 to $300,…	Pending	Apr 27, 1983
HAMDT 77	–	Amendments en block to make technical corrections in the bill.	Pending	Apr 27, 1983
HAMDT 76	–	An amendment to change the short title of the bill from "Emergency Agricultural Credit Act of 1983" to "Conso…	Withdrawn	Apr 27, 1983

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Latest action May 9, 1983

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 130.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Agricultural Credit Act of 1983 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to raise the limits on aggregate operating loans to an individual: (1) from $1,000 to $200,000 for non-guaranteed loans; and (2) from $200,000 to $400,000 for guaranteed loans.

Extends the maximum payment period from seven to 15 years. Authorizes $1,660,000 for the aggregate amount of insured operating loans for FY 1983. Sets aside a specified portion for new borrowers.

Requires that at least 20 percent of FY 1983 farm ownership and operating loans be for limited-resource farmers. Requires the Secretary to notify all farmers about such program.

Requires deferred or rescheduled loan interest rates to be at the lower of either original or current rates.

States that disaster emergency loan assistance eligibility based on production loss is to be based solely on criteria under such Act, and not on whether a county is designated for emergency loans. Authorizes four and three year extensions for specified categories of borrowers.

Permits family farmers to request economic hardship loan repayment and foreclosure deferrals through FY 1984. Requires a showing of: (1) good management; (2) temporary inability to repay because of circumstances beyond one's control; and (3) a reasonable chance of repayment.

Provides for loan consolidation and rescheduling at the end of such deferral period.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide notification to Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) borrowers regarding such deferral and rescheduling programs.

Requires the Secretary to establish a Guaranteed Farm Loan Program Unit in each State Office of the FmHA to administer the various guaranteed farm loans.

Amends the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to: (1) require (presently only authorizes) the Secretary to carry out such program; (2) extend program authority through FY 1984; and (3) provide that specified authorizations shall be in addition to other guaranteed economic emergency loan authorizations under the Act of December 18, 1982 (P.L.97-370).

Related & companion bills 2

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

Cosponsors 2

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 24, 1983

STENHOLM, CHARLES

· Feb 10, 1983

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