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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7483| House 
| Updated: 9/3/2020
Vicky Hartzler

Vicky Hartzler

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (126)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Martha Roby (Republican)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)K. Michael Conaway (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 This bill allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the loan (or a higher rate requested by the borrower), and make modifications to the loan terms as necessary to address changes in the financial position of the borrower due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower. In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA shall not impose or collect any fee from, or impose any penalty on, a borrower. The bill also provides funding to implement the adjustments and modifications.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4152
Introduced in Senate
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • July 2, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4152
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 2, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 2, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 3, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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  • S 116-4152: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication

Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7483| House 
| Updated: 9/3/2020
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 This bill allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the loan (or a higher rate requested by the borrower), and make modifications to the loan terms as necessary to address changes in the financial position of the borrower due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower. In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA shall not impose or collect any fee from, or impose any penalty on, a borrower. The bill also provides funding to implement the adjustments and modifications.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4152
Introduced in Senate
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • July 2, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4152
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 2, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 2, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 3, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Vicky Hartzler

Vicky Hartzler

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (126)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Martha Roby (Republican)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)K. Michael Conaway (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Budget Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 116-4152: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication