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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-978| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (31)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 202 1 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

S 116-4152
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 15, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2244
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4152
    Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020


  • March 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 15, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2244
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2244: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
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 of 2021

USA117th CongressS-978| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 202 1 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

S 116-4152
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 15, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2244
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4152
    Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020


  • March 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 15, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2244
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (31)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2244: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
  • 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