Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-897
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-03-27
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Bankruptcy

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill increases the aggregate debt limit for a family farmer who files for bankruptcy under chapter 12 (family farmer or family fisherman reorganization).</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 897 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2019 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Smith , Ms. Ernst , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of family farmer .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Definition of family farmer Section 101(18) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking $3,237,000 each place that term appears and inserting $10,000,000 .