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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="8448" measure-id="id118hr8448" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2024-05-17" update-date="2025-01-30">
        <title>SOIL Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr8448v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-01-30">
            <action-date>2024-05-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Support for Ownership and Investment in Land Act or the SOIL Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to carry out a pilot program to establish a pre-approval process for Direct Farm Ownership Loans. As background, the FSA Direct Loan Program provides Farm Ownership Loans to farmers and ranchers for the purchase and development of farm property.</p>]]></summary-text>
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