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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

S. 469Introduced Feb 6, 2025Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Joni Ernst R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 6, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

13 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 13 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Michael Bennet (D-CO), John Boozman (R-AR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Hoeven (R-ND), James Justice (R-WV), Roger Marshall (R-KS), David McCormick (R-PA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress

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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.