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S. 3497 · 118th Congress · Housing and Community Development

FARM Home Loans Act of 2023

Died in committee73 words Introduced Dec 13, 2023 · Latest action Dec 13, 2023

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S. 3497 · Introduced in Senate · Dec 13, 2023

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of Home Loans Act of 2023 or the FARM Home Loans Act of 2023 .

SEC. 2. RURAL HOUSING FINANCING.

Section 1.11(b) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 ( 12 U.S.C. 2019(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking appurtenances and inserting appurtenances, including accessory dwelling units, ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking 2,500 and inserting 10,000 .

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Who lobbies on it

2 organizations · 6 filings · Q4 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. Independent Community Bankers of America 3 of 5 quarters
    “H.R. 2423 The Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R. 3139 ACRE Act H.R. 3787 Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act H.R. 4673 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4736 The Investing in Rural America Act H.R. 4940 The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $3.0M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  2. Farm Credit Council 3 of 5 quarters
    “HR 541: Beginning Agriculturist Lifetime Employment Act of 2023 (BALE Act of 2023) Agriculture Inclusiveness Agriculture Appropriations H.R. 4736 Investing in Rural America Act HR 3139/S2371, ACRE Act Climate/Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Farm Bill Renewable Energy Rural Business Investment Company…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $420K lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

Organizations that named S. 3497 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Dec 13, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  2. Dec 13, 2023Introduced in Senate