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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 13, 2003
Family Farm and Ranch Innovation Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to guarantee small business loans to qualifying farming or ranching concerns in order to implement an Agricultural Innovation Plan.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to assist a qualifying small business farming or ranching concern to develop a Plan which shall seek to increase farm or ranch income and protect environmental quality.
People & committees
Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] · D–CO
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Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E459-460)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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