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S. 2202: ECORA Act of 2021

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S. 2202: ECORA Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-23 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

ECORA Act of 2021

Plain summary

Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2021 or the ECORA Act of 2021 This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income interest received by a lender from real estate loans secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural real estate. Agricultural real estate includes real property that is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products. It also includes any single family residence that is (1) the principal residence of its occupant, (2) located in a rural area which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of 2,500 or less, and (3) is purchased or improved with the proceeds of a loan secured by agricultural real estate or by a household mortgage.

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s2202 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117