H.R. 5335 · 114th Congress
Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act
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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to: (1) increase from $450,000 to $520,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 25, 2016
Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to: (1) increase from $450,000 to $520,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) modify the definition of "substantial farmland" to determine farm size by reference to the average (instead of median) size of a farm in the county in which the farm is located.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act
Latest action (May 25, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: May 25, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.