United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5542 (113th)
Farm Protection Act of 2014
Introduced
18 September 2014
Last action
30 September 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Sponsors
Eric Crawford, Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Steve Womack, Tom Cotton
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Farm Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to extend: (1) the term and any due date of a marketing assistance loan, and (2) the due date for repayment of farm ownership, operating, or emergency loans. Requires the extensions in cases where a farmer has sold, transferred, or delivered the commodity subject to the loan to a purchaser who has filed for bankruptcy prior to payment. Provides that the extensions shall last until after the bankruptcy case is closed or dismissed. Suspends the accrual of interest on the loans during the extension period.
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Timeline
18 September 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 September 2014 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 2014
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 2014
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 September 2014
Sponsors
- Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Steve Womack · R · Sponsor
- Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5542
- us · 113-hr-5542 · source updated 12 August 2025