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House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013

H.R. 1727Introduced Apr 25, 2013Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Walz D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 25, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1727.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1727, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

21 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 18 Democrats

3 of 21 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Chris Collins (R-NY), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), William Enyart (D-IL), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), James Moran (D-VA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Kurt Schrader (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-1 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.