Freight for Farms Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8472 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8472 To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the expansion of freight rail infrastructure to support the transport of agricultural inputs and products to farms, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2024 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Molinaro, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the expansion of freight rail infrastructure to support the transport of agricultural inputs and products to farms, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Freight for Farms Act''. SEC. 2. INCLUDING FREIGHT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS.…