Some of my goals are ... expanding access to capital for producers just getting their start
Expand access to capital for new producers.
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Title V, Credit, would amend USDA farm loan law by increasing farm ownership loan limits from $600,000 to $850,000 and guaranteed ownership loans from $1,750,000 to $3,500,000; increasing operating loan limits from $400,000 to $750,000 and guaranteed operating loans from $1,750,000 to $3,000,000; raising microloans from $50,000 to $100,000; and extending beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts and loan fund set-asides through 2031.
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Flood said House-passed H.R. 7567 modernizes agriculture programs and includes “support for new, young, beginning, and veteran farmers transition to farming.” He said he looked forward to the framework moving to the Senate and ultimately reaching the President’s desk.
Assessments
Flood materially advanced the promise during his federal House term by publicly supporting and voting for H.R. 7567, which contained relevant capital-access provisions for beginning and new producers, including higher USDA farm loan limits, larger microloans, and extensions of beginning farmer set-asides and development accounts. But House passage alone did not expand access in law; the measure still required Senate passage and presidential approval, and the provided record does not show enactment as of August 24, 2026. Because this was a serious same-term legislative attempt that had not delivered the promised outcome, the proper rating is never with an effort badge rather than delivered or partial.