legislation: 109-hr-3998

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109-hr-3998 109 hr 3998 To provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of Department of Agriculture farm credit programs and other agriculture programs, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 2005-10-06 2005-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. House Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] GA D M000523 1 Forgives all indebtedness, in connection with all farm operating loan program debt agreements entered into with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and requires payment of the minimum relief raised in the combined cases Pigford et al. v. Glickman and Brewington et al v. Glickman, with respect to each African-American farmer who: (1) was an "actual farmer" during the period beginning on January 1, 1981, and extending through December 30, 1996; and (2) applied for, but failed to receive, farm credit program debt relief pursuant to specified federal law or through the Black Farmer Settlement as authorized by the previously mentioned cases. 2023-01-13T04:49:56Z  

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