HR 3073 110th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural credit Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Claims Consent decrees Damages Farmers Finance and Financial Sector Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government paperwork Law Limitation of actions Minorities Racial discrimination Taxation

Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007

Introduced: July 18, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Apr 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Aug 10, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Jul 18, 2007

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Jul 18, 2007

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007 - Declares that any Pigford claimant (relating to a racial discrimination action against the Department of Agriculture) who has not previously obtained a determination on the merits of a Pigford claim may, in a civil action, obtain that determination.

Asserts that it is Congress's intent that this Act be liberally construed so as to effectuate its remedial purpose of giving a full determination on the merits for each denied Pigford claim.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide a claimant with a report on farm credit loans made within the claimant's county or adjacent county during a specified period which shall contain information on all accepted applicants (but without any personally identifiable information), including: (1) the applicant's race; (2) the application and loan decision dates; and (3) the location of the office making the loan decision.

Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) expedited claim resolution; and (2) foreclosure limitation.

Defines: (1) "Pigford claimant" as an individual who previously submitted a late-filing request under the consent decree in the case of Pigford v. Glickman (1999); and (2) "Pigford claim" as a discrimination complaint as defined and documented by such consent decree.

What's happening now April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jul 18, 2007

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Jul 18, 2007

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