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S 3693 111th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Government liability Minority and disadvantaged businesses Racial and ethnic relations

A bill to provide funding for the settlement of lawsuits against the Federal Government for discrimination against Black Farmers.

Introduced: August 3, 2010 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Aug 3, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug 3, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Appropriates to the Department of Agriculture $1.15 billion to carry out the terms of a Settlement Agreement executed by In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation that is approved by a court order that has become final and nonappealable, and that is comprehensive and provides for the final settlement of all remaining Pigford claims (relating to a racial discrimination action against the Department of Agriculture). Provides that the $1.15 billion shall be in addition to the $100 million in funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) made available for the payment of Pigford claims and are available only after such CCC funds have been fully obligated. Provides that if such Settlement Agreement is not executed and approved as provided above, then the sole funding available for Pigford claims shall be the $100 million of CCC funds.

What's happening now August 3, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1