HR 589 · 98th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide that emergency loans not to exceed $5,000 may be made and insured under such Act on the basis of estimated losses caused by disasters.

Introduced 1983-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.(1983-02-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit emergency disaster loans of up to $5,000 to be made and insured on the basis of estimated losses. Limits interest rates on such loans to a maximum of five percent. Allows an increase in such rates to prevailing market rates if actual disaster losses fall short of estimated losses after a loan is made or guaranteed. Requires cancellation of a loan guarantee in such an event.…

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