S 388 · 99th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Homestead Protection Act of 1985
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Introduced2
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.(1985-02-05)
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Homestead Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an agricultural debt adjustment program which: (1) permits lenders to secure Federal guarantees (up to 90 percent) on loans in exchange for reduced interest rates on such loans; (2) permits farmers on a "break-even" basis to participate; (3) reduces the guarantee percentage over the loan's life; (4) provides for expedited loan processing; and (5) shall not consider such loans as "problem" loans.…
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Cosponsors (3)
1 Democrat2 Republicans