# 119-hr-9974: Young Farmer Success Act

119-hr-9974, Young Farmer Success Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9974
- Congress: 119
- Title: Young Farmer Success Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-08

## Summary

**Expands Public Service Loan Forgiveness to full-time farm work.** The bill would add full-time farm employees and managers at revenue-qualified farms and ranches to the PSLF public service jobs list under the Federal Direct Loan program. - Farm employees and managers: Full-time workers at a qualifying farm or ranch would be able to count their job as qualifying public service for PSLF. - Qualified farms and ranches: A farm or ranch would qualify if its gross revenue from agricultural sales meets a yearly threshold starting at $35,000 in 2026. That threshold would increase each year by the prior year's percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More loan relief for farm workers: benefit, high. If enacted, borrowers with Federal Direct Loans would be able to count full-time farm work toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The job must be full-time work as an employee or manager on a "qualified farm or ranch." A farm qualifies for a year if its gross revenue from selling agricultur…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9974)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9974 (as of 2026-08-08).