Congress 108 - HR 1293 - Family Farm and Ranch Innovation Act of 2003

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Agribusiness Agricultural conservation Agricultural diversification Agricultural innovations Agricultural pollution Agriculture and Food Commerce Conservation of natural resources Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Farm income Farm management Federally-guaranteed loans Marketing of farm produce Planning Pollution control Public Lands and Natural Resources Range management Science, Technology, Communications Small business Small farms Tourism

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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.

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Mar 23, 2004

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Mar 19, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 18, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Mar 13, 2003

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.
Mar 13, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E459-460)
Mar 13, 2003

Introduced in House

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