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BALE Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2186| House 
| Updated: 6/15/2021
Mike Bost

Mike Bost

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (4)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2021 or the BALE Act of 20 21 This bill revises the limits for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation loan guarantee program. The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. The bill also (1) prohibits USDA from guaranteeing a loan under the program that exceeds $4 million, and (2) requires USDA to adjust the limits annually for inflation.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2797
BALE Act of 2019
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2797
    BALE Act of 2019


  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • June 15, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMinority and disadvantaged businesses

BALE Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2186| House 
| Updated: 6/15/2021
Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2021 or the BALE Act of 20 21 This bill revises the limits for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation loan guarantee program. The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. The bill also (1) prohibits USDA from guaranteeing a loan under the program that exceeds $4 million, and (2) requires USDA to adjust the limits annually for inflation.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2797
BALE Act of 2019
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2797
    BALE Act of 2019


  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • June 15, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mike Bost

Mike Bost

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (4)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMinority and disadvantaged businesses