US HB1167 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 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.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 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.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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
| Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
| Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] |
| Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM] |
| Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA] |
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
| Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD] | Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA] |
| Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA] | Rep. Eric Sorensen [D-IL] | Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL] |
| Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL] |
| Rep. Christopher Deluzio [D-PA] | Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL] | Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX] | Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-24 | House | 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. |
| 2023-02-24 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB96 (Related) 2023-01-26 - 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.
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/house-bill/1167/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr1167/BILLS-118hr1167ih.pdf |
