US SB278 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-02-08 - 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 February 8 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-02-08 - 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 require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and socially disadvantaged groups, and for other purposes.
Title
Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Agricultural education
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agriculture and food
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Agriculture
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor-management relations
Land transfers
Lawyers and legal services
Libraries and archives
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Minority employment
Property rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Student aid and college costs
U.S. history
Agricultural education
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agriculture and food
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Agriculture
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor-management relations
Land transfers
Lawyers and legal services
Libraries and archives
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Minority employment
Property rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Student aid and college costs
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/278/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s278/BILLS-117s278is.pdf |
