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Relief for America's Small Farmers Act

12/31/2022, 5:28 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2023

Relief for America's Small Farmers Act

This bill provides loan forgiveness of up to $250,000 for certain borrowers who are actively engaged in farming, have an average annual adjusted gross income of $300,000 or less over the previous five years, and have certain Department of Agriculture farm loans.

The loan forgiveness is subject to the condition that the applicable borrower must continue to be actively engaged in farming for at least two years after receiving such forgiveness.

The bill provides emergency funding for loan forgiveness.

Current Status of Bill S 2023

Bill S 2023 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 10, 2021. Bill S 2023 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on June 10, 2021.  Bill S 2023's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of June 10, 2021

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2023

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
9
Democrat Cosponsors
8
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2023

Primary Policy Focus

Agriculture and Food

Potential Impact Areas

- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Appropriations
- Department of Agriculture
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Income tax exclusion

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2023

A bill to provide loan forgiveness for certain borrowers of Department of Agriculture direct farm loans, and for other purposes.
Relief for America's Small Farmers Act
Relief for America's Small Farmers Act

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