United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 4657 — Next Generation Farmer Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

HR 4657 focuses on agriculture-related measures in the House.

HR 4657 was introduced to address issues in agriculture. It has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture for consideration.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill reduces the experience requirement for direct loans to beginning farmers and ranchers from 3 years to 1 year and modifies the waiver authority for this requirement.

  • 7 U.S.C. 1922(b)(1)

    3 years → 1 year

    This change lowers the required experience for new applicants seeking direct loans.

  • 7 U.S.C. 1922(b)(4)

    Waiver authorityIn the case of a qualified beginning farmer or rancher, the Secretary may— (A) reduce the 3-year requirement in paragraph (1) to 1 or 2 years, if the farmer or rancher has— (i) not less than 16 credit hours of post-secondary education in a field related to agriculture; (ii) successfully completed a farm management curriculum off → (4) Waiver authority.--In the case of a qualified beginning farmer or rancher, the Secretary may waive the 1-year requirement in paragraph (1) if the farmer or rancher has-- (A) at least 1 year of experience as hired farm labor with substantial management responsibilities; or (B) an established relationship with an individual who has experience in farming or ranching, or is a retired farmer or rancher, and is participating as a counselor in a Service Corps of Retired Executives program authorized under section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), or with a local farm or ranch operator or organization, approved by the Secretary, that is committed to mentoring the farmer or rancher.

    This change modifies the waiver criteria for the experience requirement to allow different forms of qualifying experience for beginning farmers.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 4657?
HR 4657 is sponsored by Finstad, Brad (Republican) and Riley, Josh (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4657?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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