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Protecting Agricultural Borrower Information Act
To strengthen privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency.
Summary
This bill strengthens privacy protections for farmers and ranchers who receive loans and payments from the Farm Service Agency. It makes it illegal for the Secretary of Agriculture or FSA staff to share borrower information with certain government employees, including those temporarily assigned to the agency or serving in special government positions. The law includes exceptions for information that is anonymized or statistical in nature, and for information shared with a borrower's voluntary consent. Violations carry penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and up to one year in prison.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to April Mcclain Delaney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- FORBRIGHT BANK $17,665
- GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL $13,200
- GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT $13,200
- MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT $13,200
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for April Mcclain Delaney → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Sep 8, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3883)
- Sep 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Ms. Elfreth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To strengthen privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Agricultural Borrower Information Act”.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING OF PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR RECIPIENTS OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS PROCESSED BY THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY.
Section 339 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1989) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Privacy Protections.—
“(1) In general.—It shall be unlawful for the Secretary or any officer or employee of the Farm Service Agency to disclose information provided pursuant to this Act by an applicant for, or a recipient of, a benefit under this Act, to—
“(A) a special government employee, as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code; or
“(B) a government employee detailed to the Farm Service Agency under section 3341 of title 5 of such Code.
“(2) Exceptions.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:
“(A) Disclosure in statistical or aggregate form.—Information that has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form which does not allow identification of the provider.
“(B) Consent of provider.—Disclosure with the consent of the provider, if the consent is not provided a condition of participation in, or receipt of a benefit under, a program administered by the Secretary.
“(3) Violations; penalties.—Whoever knowingly violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.”. <all>
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