To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce the eligibility requirement for direct farm real estate loans, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5172.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUNN of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 134, August 8, 2023, Page H4172):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce the eligibility requirement for direct farm real estate loans, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 8, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 5172, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 18, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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