US Congress House Bill 3623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim (relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture). Subjects a violator to criminal fine and/or up to five years in prison. Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments or debt relief after the expenditure of amounts otherwise made available for claims payments; and (2) reasonable attorney fees, administrative costs, and expenses to be paid from such fund.

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.

Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Artur Davis [D-AL]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2009-10-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-09-22		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-09-22		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-09-22		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.

SB972 (Related) 2009-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5131-5132)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3623/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3623/BILLS-111hr3623ih.pdf