African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2005

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Bill Number

HR 4398

Introduced

Nov 18, 2005

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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Topics

Agricultural credit Agriculture and Food Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Claims Class actions (Civil procedure) Commercial arbitration Consent decrees Electronic government information Farmers Finance and Financial Sector Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Law Limitation of actions Minorities Public service advertising Racial discrimination Science, Technology, Communications

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Summary

African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2005 - Provides de novo review for qualifying claims filed under the consolidated class action action lawsuits of Pigford v. Veneman and Brewington v. Veneman.

Actions

Feb 6, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Nov 30, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Nov 18, 2005

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.
Nov 18, 2005

Introduced in House

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