Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2518 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2518 To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing industry. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2025 Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing industry. 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 ``Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO BUSINESSES PROVIDING SERVICES TO PRODUCERS OR HARVESTERS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS. (a) Farm Credit Banks.-- (1) Eligibility for credit and financial services.--Section 1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2017) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (…