Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act of 1994
Public Law 103-248 · S. 1930 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 11, 1994 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Kent Conrad
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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.
Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use the Attorney General, the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, or a private attorney to collect delinquent Farmers Home Administration loans.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- May 11, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-248.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 29, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 21, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. de la Garza asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 14, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Environment, Credit and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 12, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- Mar 25, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Mar 24, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 15, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.