HR 1411 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jim Hagedorn R-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 26, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act

This bill expands eligibility for agricultural producers under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain agricultural producers organized as partnerships. Currently, only certain agricultural producers that are sole proprietorships, independent contractors, or self-employed individuals may receive support under the program.


Cosponsors 76

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2021 to May 4, 2021; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-VABen ClineOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-UTChris StewartOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PAFred KellerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MIFred UptonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MOJason SmithOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MNPete StauberOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-CAYoung KimOriginalFeb 26, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonMar 1, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannMar 1, 2021
R-ILDarin LaHoodMar 1, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyMar 1, 2021
R-ILMike BostMar 1, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherMar 1, 2021
R-OKTom ColeMar 1, 2021
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMar 11, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanMar 11, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Mar 11, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMar 11, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerMar 18, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanMar 18, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiMar 18, 2021
D-HIEd CaseApr 1, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerApr 1, 2021
R-OHRobert E. LattaApr 1, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerApr 8, 2021
R-INGreg PenceApr 8, 2021
D-MEJared F. GoldenApr 8, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyApr 22, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowMay 4, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseSmall Business Committee
Referred Feb 26, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 26, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H737)
  3. Feb 26, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H737Jim Hagedorn R-MNFeb 26, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 17

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 37, February 26, 2021, page H859.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-006THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS IN REACHING UNDERSERVED BUSINESSES61 pagesSmall Business CommitteeMar 18, 2021
Serial No. 117-005THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM92 pagesSmall Business CommitteeMar 10, 2021

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1047PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers ActIdentical billMar 25, 2021
HR 1246Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers ActRelated billFeb 23, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Small Business Act to allow certain ranchers and farmers categorized as partnerships to use an alternative calculation for a maximum loan amount under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House

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