Rural Crisis Recovery Program Act of 1987
Public Law 100-219 · H.R. 3492 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 29, 1987 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-TX-15)
Cosponsors (20): Rep. Ed Jones, Rep. Earl Coleman,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Rural Crisis Recovery Program Act of 1987 - Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants for educational, retraining, and counseling assistance to farmers and rural families who have been adversely affected by the current rural economic crisis.
Includes the following services among such assistance: (1) clinical outreach counseling and crisis management assistance; (2) financial planning; (3) vocational counseling and job search assistance; (4) literacy skills training; and (5) tuition and educational assistance.
Encourages the Agricultural Extension Service to work with State, local, and nonprofit organizations to develop a comprehensive grant plan.
Terminates grant authority on December 23, 1990.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 29, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-219.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Oct 20, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Oct 19, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Oct 15, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.