US Congress Senate Bill 972 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5131-5132)
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.

A bill 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.

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]

Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-05		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5131-5132)
2009-05-05		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5131)

HB3623 (Related) 2009-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/972/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s972/BILLS-111s972is.pdf