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Equality for Women Farmers Act

Introduced: December 10, 2009 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Dec 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equality for Women Farmers Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to attempt to notify potential claimants of a three-year opportunity to submit a claim for gender discrimination damages against the Department of Agriculture for failing to provide or review applications for farm loans, farm loan servicing, or disaster loans during the period January 1, 1981, through the date of enactment of this Act.

Directs the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to appoint a Special Master to adjudicate such claims.

Prohibits the Department from initiating foreclosure on collateral or secured property of an eligible claimant during such three-year period.

Sets forth audit and reporting provisions.


What's happening now March 29, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 19, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4264: Equality for Women Farmers Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4264/
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"H.R. 4264: Equality for Women Farmers Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4264/.
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