Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4929| Senate
| Updated: 11/30/2020
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Agriculture and Food
Administrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCensus and government statisticsCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementDepartment of AgricultureEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy efficiency and conservationExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFederally chartered organizationsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipInfectious and parasitic diseasesLand transfersLand use and conservationLegal fees and court costsLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationRacial and ethnic relationsRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsU.S. and foreign investmentsU.S. historyVocational and technical educationWetlands
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4929| Senate
| Updated: 11/30/2020
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Finance Committee
Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCensus and government statisticsCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementDepartment of AgricultureEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy efficiency and conservationExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFederally chartered organizationsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipInfectious and parasitic diseasesLand transfersLand use and conservationLegal fees and court costsLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationRacial and ethnic relationsRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsU.S. and foreign investmentsU.S. historyVocational and technical educationWetlands