HR 2145 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed farm operating loans of up to $600,000, and to increase such maximum loan amounts with inflation.

Introduced 1997-07-10· Sponsored by Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.(1998-03-16)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase the maximum amounts of, and provide inflation indexing for, guaranteed farm ownership and operating loans.…

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Cosponsors (13)

4 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4]MS
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]TX
Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3]OK
Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11]CA
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]IL
Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42]CA
Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15]IL
Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]ND