Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act

Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act
Other short titles
  • Farm Mortgage Moratorium Act
  • Federal Farm Bankruptcy Act of 1934
  • Frazier-Lemke Act
  • Frazier-Lemke Farm-Mortgage Act
Long titleAn Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved 1 July 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
Enacted bythe 73rd United States Congress
Effective28 June 1934
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 73–486
Statutes at Large48 Stat. 1289, Chapter 869
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as S. 3580 on 1 June 1934
  • Passed the Senate on 13 June 1934 (passed)
  • Passed the House on 15 June 1934 (passed, in lieu of H.R. 9865) with amendment
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on 16 June 1934; agreed to by the House on 18 June 1934 (agreed)  
  • Senate agreed to House amendment on 18 June 1934 (agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 28 June 1934
United States Supreme Court cases
Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. Radford

The Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act was an Act of Congress passed in the United States in 1934 that restricted the ability of banks to repossess farms.

The U.S. 73rd Congressional Senate bill S. 3580 was signed into law by the 32nd President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt.

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