HR9781Referred to Committee
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-20
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Clay Higgins
Republican · LA · Representative
Votes with party: 91.6% (622 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/H001077
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-07-20
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would change how the federal government funds and provides assistance through the Commodity Credit Corporation, a government agency that helps farmers and agricultural producers. The specific changes would affect how money is allocated and what types of aid farmers can receive, though the exact details would be determined during the legislative process. This could impact farmers, agricultural businesses, and rural communities that depend on these federal support programs.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9781 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9781 To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2026 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Defend American Agriculture Act''. SEC. 2. FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER ACT. Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(i)) is amended by striking ``shall not at any time exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000,000.'' and inserting ``shall not exceed in the aggregate $45,000,000,000 for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Defend American Agriculture Act through September 30, 2031, and shall not at any time after September 30, 2031, exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000,000.''. <all>
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