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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act

USA117th CongressHR-2244| House 
| Updated: 6/15/2021
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (213)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Barry Moore (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Mike Carey (Republican)Stephanie I. Bice (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Jerry L. Carl (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Peter Meijer (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)August Pfluger (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Marie Newman (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Tom Reed (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

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

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act 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 or the Department of the Treasury (in the case of a loan owned by the Federal Financing Bank) must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates 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 public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower. In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA or Treasury 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 and for the liquidation of residual intragovernmental amounts owed by the Federal Financing Bank in connection with certain loans.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7483
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
Mar 25, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-978
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
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.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7483
    Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020


  • March 25, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-978
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    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.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.


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

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Related Bills

  • S 117-978: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2021
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of AgricultureElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment 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

USA117th CongressHR-2244| House 
| Updated: 6/15/2021
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act 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 or the Department of the Treasury (in the case of a loan owned by the Federal Financing Bank) must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates 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 public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower. In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA or Treasury 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 and for the liquidation of residual intragovernmental amounts owed by the Federal Financing Bank in connection with certain loans.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7483
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
Mar 25, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-978
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
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.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7483
    Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020


  • March 25, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-978
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    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.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.


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

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (213)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Barry Moore (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Mike Carey (Republican)Stephanie I. Bice (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Jerry L. Carl (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)Peter Meijer (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)August Pfluger (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Marie Newman (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Tom Reed (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

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

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 117-978: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of AgricultureElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment 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