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Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020

Introduced: November 30, 2020 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 30, 2020
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Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a variety of assistance to address historical discrimination and disparities within USDA programs and the agricultural sector, including by providing land grants to Black farmers and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and groups.

What's happening now November 30, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 30, 2020
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4929: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4929/
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"S. 4929: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4929/.
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S. 4929, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4929/.
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