House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act
Official title: To restore the exemption of family farms and small businesses from the definition of assets under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1131.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MANN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 26, February 7, 2025, Page H585):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1131, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.1131 is contained in the text of H.R.1, which became Public Law 119-21.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 3, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 1131, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d65729bebbd9ccd41cb243dcc3e27d7bafb8ca8c025516c187da71473996b091
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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
89 cosponsors — 71 Republicans, 18 Democrats
18 of 89 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Collins (R-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Troy Downing (R-MT), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brad Finstad (R-MN) and 59 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tracey Mann.
- H.R. 6460 (119th) Recreational Drone Empowerment Act
- H.R. 2332 (119th) SHARE Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1073 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of…
- H.Res. 133 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of…
- H.R. 1207 (119th) To transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants…
- H.R. 624 (119th) RIFLE Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 1 (119th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Contained in public law
- S. 469 (119th) Family Farm and Small Business Exemption ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.