119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 6, 2025
Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
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Latest action (Mar 7, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 6, 2025)
Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
This bill specifies that the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is the sole regulator of the Farm Credit System (FCS) and establishes reporting requirements for FCS institutions (i.e., lenders).
Specifically, the bill states that the FCA is the sole and independent regulator of the FCS and exempts entities that are supervised by the FCA from the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
As background, the bill addresses a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that implements provisions of the ECOA by requiring covered financial institutions, including FCS institutions, to collect and report to the CFPB data on credit applications for small businesses, including the principal owner's race, sex, and ethnicity. This 2023 rule has been challenged in court.
The bill also requires FCS institutions to (1) request that loan applicants and borrowers that are small farmers disclose information identifying their race, sex, and ethnicity; and (2) annually report the collected information to the FCA. The FCA must make the collected information available to the public on annual basis. If an FCS institution customer does not voluntarily report the requested information, the FCA may not require the institution to use other means to deduce the information.
In addition, the bill specifies that FCS institutions shall not be required to comply with the bill's requirements if financial institutions are not required to comply with the CFPB rule due to a court invalidating the rule or a repeal of the rule.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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FARM CREDIT COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT COUNCIL
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Board Nominees Farm Service Agency (FSA) Programs, preferred lender programs Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Status HR 1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN AGCREDIT, FLCA · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 899 / H.R. 1991 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act; S. 1217 / H.R. 2518 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R. 1063- Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; H.R. 1246 - Investing in Rural America Act; Support reauthorization of omnibus Farm Bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COBANK ACB · lobbying firm or registrant: COBANK, ACB
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…hancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025 S.5526 - Agricultural Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COBANK ACB · lobbying firm or registrant: COBANK, ACB
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issues related to allowing commercial fishing-related businesses to borrow from Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R.1063), issues related Farm Credit institutions collecting demographic information from customers, and the Farm Credit Administrations role as the primary regulator…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issues related to allowing commercial fishing-related businesses to borrow from Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R.1063), issues related Farm Credit institutions collecting demographic information from customers, and the Farm Credit Administrations role as the primary regulator…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT COUNCIL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Board Nominees Farm Service Agency (FSA) Programs, preferred lender programs Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Status HR 1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issues related to allowing commercial fishing-related businesses to borrow from Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R.1063), issues related Farm Credit institutions collecting demographic information from customers, and the Farm Credit Administrations role as the primary regulator…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issues related to allowing commercial fishing-related businesses to borrow from Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R.1063), issues related Farm Credit institutions collecting demographic information from customers, and the Farm Credit Administrations role as the primary regulator…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COBANK ACB · lobbying firm or registrant: COBANK, ACB
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COBANK ACB · lobbying firm or registrant: COBANK, ACB
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…hancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN AGCREDIT, FLCA · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 7, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 899 / H.R. 1991 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act; S. 1217 / H.R. 2518 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R. 1063- Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; H.R. 1246 - Investing in Rural America Act; Support reauthorization of omnibus Farm Bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT COUNCIL
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted May 7, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Board Nominees Farm Service Agency (FSA) Programs, preferred lender programs Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Status HR 1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to financing community facilities; S 899/HR 1991, Producer and Agriculture Credit Enhancement Act; S 1217/HR 2518, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act; H.R.1063, Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act; HR 5010, The Farm Credit Adjustment Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issues related to allowing commercial fishing-related businesses to borrow from Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R.1063), issues related Farm Credit institutions collecting demographic information from customers, and the Farm Credit Administrations role as the primary regulator…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS · lobbying firm or registrant: FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…issues related to allowing commercial fishing-related businesses to borrow from Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act (H.R.1063), issues related Farm Credit institutions collecting demographic information from customers, and the Farm Credit Administrations role as the primary regulator…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COBANK ACB · lobbying firm or registrant: COBANK, ACB
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…hancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing