US SB96 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes.
Title
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Sen. Laphonza Butler [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1167 (Related) 2023-02-24 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
SB2633 (Related) 2023-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SB2633 (Related) 2023-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/96/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s96/BILLS-118s96is.pdf |
