3.0.0 910 2025-09-17T18:42:29Z 2025-09-17T18:42:29Z Senate S S 2025-03-10 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/910 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-10T19:42:16Z 2025-03-10 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2025-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT N H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2025-03-10 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2025-03-10 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-05-06T16:55:34Z

00 2025-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2025-09-17T18:41:05Z <p><strong>Farm Ownership Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a pilot program to implement a pre-qualification or pre-approval process for farmers and ranchers for direct farm ownership loans. As background, the Farm Service Agency Direct Loan Program provides Farm Ownership Loans to farmers and ranchers for the purchase and development of farm property.</p><p>Under the five-year pilot program, USDA must prioritize outreach to organizations that have demonstrated engagement with beginning farmers or ranchers.</p><p>In addition, USDA may make use of alternative methods, including financial benchmarking, to reliably evaluate the financial viability of a participant in the pilot program and the likelihood of repayment of the applicable loan.</p><p>USDA must submit an annual report to Congress on the pilot program, which must include a description of the program's performance outcomes and a recommendation as to the pilot program's value.</p>

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