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S. 897: Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019

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A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of "family farmer".

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Charles “Chuck” Grassley

Charles “Chuck” Grassley

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Iowa. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 27, 2019
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Mar 27, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status

Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted, so there will not likely be further activity on this bill.

Prognosis
4% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
See Instead

H.R. 2336 (same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Aug 23, 2019

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Congress.gov

History

Mar 27, 2019
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

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Jul 25, 2019
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2336, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 897.
Aug 1, 2019
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2336, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 897.
Aug 23, 2019
 
Companion Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2336, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 897.

S. 897 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 897. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

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