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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the erosion of local control and participation by farmer- and rancher- borrowers in the farmer- and rancher- owned Farm…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the erosion of local control and participation by farmer- and rancher- borrowers in the farmer- and rancher- owned Farm Credit System and in opposition to the large-scale consolidation and mergers of production credit associations and Federal land bank associations within the Farm Credit System.

Introduced: July 18, 1985 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 9, 1985
Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Farm Credit Administration. Favorable.
Aug 23, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit.
Aug 23, 1985
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, Farm Credit Administration.
Jul 18, 1985
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 18, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) local control by farmer and rancher borrowers in the Farm Credit System should not be diminished; and (2) wide-scale consolidations and mergers of Federal land bank associations and production credit associations should not be pursued by the Farm Credit System or accomplished through coercive action such as the threat of liquidation of dissenting associations.

What's happening now October 9, 1985

Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Farm Credit Administration. Favorable.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 57: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the erosion of local control and participation by farmer- and rancher- borrowers in the farmer- and rancher- owned Farm Credit System and in opposition to the large-scale consolidation and mergers of production credit associations and Federal land bank associations within the Farm Credit System.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-57/
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"S. Con. Res. 57: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the erosion of local control and participation by farmer- and rancher- borrowers in the farmer- and rancher- owned Farm Credit System and in opposition to the large-scale consolidation and mergers of production credit associations and Federal land bank associations within the Farm Credit System.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-57/.
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S. Con. Res. 57, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-57/.
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[S. Con. Res. 57: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the erosion of local control and participation by farmer- and rancher- borrowers in the farmer- and rancher- owned Farm Credit System and in opposition to the large-scale consolidation and mergers of production credit associations and Federal land bank associations within the Farm Credit System.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-57/)
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