HR 3623
111th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Civil actions and liability
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Legal fees and court costs
Racial and ethnic relations
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.
Introduced: September 22, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sep 22, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Sep 22, 2009
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.
Sep 22, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Sep 22, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim (relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture). Subjects a violator to criminal fine and/or up to five years in prison.
Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments or debt relief after the expenditure of amounts otherwise made available for claims payments; and (2) reasonable attorney fees, administrative costs, and expenses to be paid from such fund.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.