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H. Rept. 116-182 1 (2019-07-24)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxacoa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Op 116TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-182 FAMILY FARMER RELIEF ACT OF 2019 JULY 24, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. NADLER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2336] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2336) to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of family farmer, having considered the same, re- port favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page P urpose an d Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 1 Background and Need for the Legislation ............................................................ 2 H e a rin g s ................................................................................................................... 3 C om m ittee C onsideration ....................................................................................... 3 C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3 Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3 New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures and Congressional Budget Of- fice C ost E stim ate ............................................................................................... 3 Duplication of Federal Program s ........................................................................... 4 Perform ance Goals and Objectives ........................................................................ 4 A dvisory on E arm ark s ............................................................................................ . 4 Section-by-Section A nalysis .................................................................................... 4 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 4 Purpose and Summary H.R. 2336, the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019, would in- crease the current debt limit used to determine whether a family farmer is eligible for relief under chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code from $4,411,400 to $10,000,000. This bipartisan measure was introduced by Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and cur- rently has 27 cosponsors. H.R. 2336 is supported by the American 89-006