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H.R. 6720

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6720, the FARM Home Loans Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 15, 2025 by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 6720 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6720/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6720 IH: Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of Home Loans Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6720  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 15, 2025   Ms. McDonald Rivet  (for herself,  Mr. Huizenga , and  Mr. Riley of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to modify rural housing financing under that Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of Home Loans Act of 2025   or the   FARM Home Loans Act of 2025  .
2.
Rural housing financing
Section 1.11(b) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 ( 12 U.S.C. 2019(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking  appurtenances  and inserting  appurtenances, including accessory dwelling units, ; and
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking  2,500  and inserting  10,000 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to modify rural housing financing under that Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) sponsors H.R. 6720, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6720 went before 3 committees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 46 Bills
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 39 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Dec 15, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6720 has taken 4 actions since Dec 15, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Dec 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 6720 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6720 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FARM Home Loans Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • FARM Home Loans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of Home Loans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to modify rural housing financing under that Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6720 in 6 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONTrade Association for banks.District of Columbia12$100K
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA—Kentucky12—
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA12—
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA12—
MONUMENT ADVOCACY12$100K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AARON SHIER112
JOHN WEBER112
JOSEPH DAGHER112
LAYLA SOBERANIS112
LILIA HORDER112
MICHAEL STRANZ112
THOMAS HAWKS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICAFARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICAFARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONMONUMENT ADVOCACY2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONMONUMENT ADVOCACY2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICAFARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICAFARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6720 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6720’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr6720/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6720, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 211 (Monday, December 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. McDONALD RIVET:H.R. 6720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Sec.8[Page H5899]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com