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118th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 9795: HOMEGROWN Soil Health Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Sep 25, 2024
  2. Passed House (not reached)
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Summary

Introduced in House, Sep 25, 2024

This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot program to offer 90-year, zero-interest loans to farmers to purchase up to 160 acres of land to grow certain crops (i.e., fruits or vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, or nursery crops). Loans must be made to recipients in five U.S. regions (selected by USDA), and the loan recipients in each region must all be located within a single 100-mile radius.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Sep 25, 2024Introduced in the House by Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
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  1. Sep 25, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Sep 25, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.