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Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act of 1994

Became Public Law No: 103-248.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 15, 1994

Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use the Attorney General, the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, or a private attorney to collect delinquent Farmers Home Administration loans.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D–VT

Committees

  • Agriculture Committee
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Actions

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  1. Became Public Law No: 103-248.

  2. Became Public Law No: 103-248.

  3. Signed by President.

  4. Signed by President.

  5. Presented to President.

  6. Presented to President.

  7. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. On passage Passed without objection.

  9. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

  10. Mr. de la Garza asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  11. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2614-2615)

  12. Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  13. Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  14. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural Development.

  15. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  16. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  17. Received in the House.

  18. Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  19. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  20. Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3815)

  21. Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3815)

  22. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

  23. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2966)

  24. Introduced in Senate

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