House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Young Farmer Success Act
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan program.
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9974.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 122, July 27, 2026, Page H5204):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9974, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9974
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
63375f502a8540b37d8cf81eb3ad3150e115885018d11c3dce82e60d54c1542e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 6, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), James Gallagher (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson.
- H.R. 4550 (119th) United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025
- H.R. 7567 (119th) Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- H.Res. 974 (119th) Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 975 (119th) To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled.
- H.Res. 976 (119th) Providing for the hour of meeting of the House.
- H.R. 649 (119th) Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 2728 (118th) Young Farmer Success ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 8549 (117th) Young Farmer Success ActCross-Congress related 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.