US Congress House Bill 4264 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Equality for Women Farmers Act

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-29		Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
2009-12-10		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-12-10		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-12-10		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-12-10		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4264/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4264/BILLS-111hr4264ih.pdf