Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act
This bill provides statutory authority for and expands the Farm Service Agency's (FSA's) Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (the Increasing Land Access Program) for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners.
Specifically, the FSA must make competitive grants to, enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide other capital support to eligible entities (e.g., state or local governments, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education) to provide direct assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who are (1) historically underserved, or (2) operating in high-poverty areas. The bill specifically excludes from assistance any foreign-based or foreign-owned corporation.
The direct assistance may include payments to intended beneficiaries to acquire real property (including air rights and water rights), secure clear title on an heirs' property farmland, and improve or remediate land, water, and soil. Eligible entities may also use grants (1) to provide direct assistance to intended beneficiaries in assessing, purchasing, acquiring, or retaining eligible land; (2) for activities designed to support farm establishment and long-term viability; and (3) to provide technical assistance.
The FSA must establish a stakeholder committee and, in collaboration with the committee, develop a process for evaluating proposals and distributing funds to eligible entities. In developing this process, the FSA must consider perspectives from diverse stakeholders, diverse geographic distribution, and diverse farming models, practices, and purposes.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2023 to Oct 25, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Original | Jun 9, 2023 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Oct 25, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2023 |
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 101, June 9, 2023, page H2789.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-23 | FINANCIAL CONDITIONS IN FARM COUNTRY104 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-19 | HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-18 | MEMBER DAY1,004 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 6, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12096 | Farm Bill Primer: Beginning and Underserved Producers | Resource | Dec 20, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2340 | Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act | Related bill | Jul 18, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program within the Farm Service Agency Office of Outreach and Education.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agriculture and Food
- Farmland
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Public-private cooperation
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
