Rural Electrification Administration Improvement Act of 1992
Public Law 102-428 · H.R. 5237 · 102nd Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 21, 1992 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn English (D-OK-6)
Cosponsors (50): Rep. Richard Stallings, Rep. Jill Long Thompson,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Rural Electrification Administration Improvement Act of 1992 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to revise discounted loan prepayment provisions to permit prepayment or sale of a loan that was advanced before May 1, 1992, or has been advanced for not less than two years at the lesser of: (1) the loan's outstanding principal balance; or (2) the loan's discounted present value.
Limits future loan eligibility for certain prepaying borrowers.
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- Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 26 actions.
- Oct 21, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-428.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 9, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 1992Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. de la Garza moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- Oct 5, 1992FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 3400 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Aug 27, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Aug 6, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Aug 5, 1992FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 359 - 60 (Roll No. 368).House roll call 368
- Aug 4, 1992FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until Aug. 5.
- FloorFloor · Mr. de la Garza moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 25, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 3, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 2, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- May 28, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- May 21, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.