WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Agriculture Committee joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing the Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of (FARM) Home Loans Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation (https://www.welch.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FARM-Home-Loans-Act-119-Congress-Bill-Text.pdf) to spur rural economic growth by helping more homebuyers qualify for rural housing assistance.
The Senators' legislation would modernize housing assistance eligibility requirements and help nearly 30 million homebuyers access rural housing assistance for the first time.
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