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S.1888: Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about agriculture and food
- Introduced Nov. 17, 2011
- Latest Major Action Nov. 17, 2011
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a local farm business and market garden loan program to make available to eligible lending entities loans to develop revolving loan funds to assist: (1) producers in establishing local farm business projects or market garden projects that will produce...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Nov. 17, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bob Casey (D-Pa.) |