Farmers Home Cost Reduction Act of 1988

Summary

Farmers Home Cost Reduction Act of 1988 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to provide for legal representation in litigation involving the collection of claims arising out of rural housing programs. (Current law restricts such representation to the Attorney General.) Grants the Secretary of Agriculture discretion, for litigation involving loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms, to choose among: (1) U.S. attorneys for the appropriate district and any other attorney the Attorney General designates and supervises; (2) the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture; or (3) any other attorney with whom the Secretary contracts.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

   Source: Committee

2. 2 August 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 August 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 August 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Sponsor
• · hsba00 · Standing

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