U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 1393
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
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.
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- Sponsor
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Introduced
- February 26, 2021, in the House
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (30)
30 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Alcee L. HastingsD-FL-20
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Eddie Bernice JohnsonD-TX-30
- Al Lawson, Jr.D-FL-5
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-AL
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Bobby L. RushD-IL-1
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7
Signed on later
- Karen BassD-CA-37March 1, 2021
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3March 1, 2021
- Cori BushD-MO-1March 1, 2021
- André CarsonD-IN-7March 1, 2021
- Steve CohenD-TN-9March 1, 2021
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2March 3, 2021
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13March 3, 2021
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DE-ALMarch 12, 2021
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5March 12, 2021
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1March 12, 2021
- Mark PocanD-WI-2March 12, 2021
- Albio SiresD-NJ-8March 12, 2021
- Peter WelchD-VT-ALMarch 12, 2021
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17May 11, 2021
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4June 14, 2021
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7July 2, 2021
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11November 15, 2021