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Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1393| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Alma S. Adams

Alma S. Adams

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (30)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Agriculture Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee• Education and Workforce Committee• Budget Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a variety of assistance to address historical discrimination and disparities in the agricultural sector. For example, the bill establishes an equity commission in USDA to examine discrimination by the agency against Black farmers and ranchers and recommend actions to end the systematic disparities in the treatment of Black farmers and ranchers. USDA must also establish a Farm Conservation Corps to provide young adults who are from socially disadvantaged groups with the skills necessary to pursue careers in farming and ranching. The bill provides funding for historically Black colleges and universities to commence and expand courses of study that are focused on careers in agriculture or related disciplines. The bill also increases the authorization of appropriations for a program to resolve issues relating to ownership and succession on farmland. Additionally, it expands credit assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Further, the bill (1) establishes that a minimum of 50% of a covered packer's (not including a packer that owns only one livestock processing plant) daily volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers; (2) increases funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program; and (3) gives priority to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers for conservation technical assistance, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Rural Energy for America Program.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-300
Introduced in Senate
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • February 8, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-300
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 26, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.


  • April 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 117-2332: Farm System Reform Act of 2021
  • S 117-300: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021
Administrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCensus and government statisticsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementDepartment of AgricultureDisability assistanceEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy efficiency and conservationExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFederally chartered organizationsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipInfectious and parasitic diseasesLand transfersLand use and conservationLegal fees and court costsLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationMinority employmentRacial and ethnic relationsRural conditions and developmentSocial security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. and foreign investmentsU.S. historyVocational and technical educationWetlands

Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1393| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a variety of assistance to address historical discrimination and disparities in the agricultural sector. For example, the bill establishes an equity commission in USDA to examine discrimination by the agency against Black farmers and ranchers and recommend actions to end the systematic disparities in the treatment of Black farmers and ranchers. USDA must also establish a Farm Conservation Corps to provide young adults who are from socially disadvantaged groups with the skills necessary to pursue careers in farming and ranching. The bill provides funding for historically Black colleges and universities to commence and expand courses of study that are focused on careers in agriculture or related disciplines. The bill also increases the authorization of appropriations for a program to resolve issues relating to ownership and succession on farmland. Additionally, it expands credit assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Further, the bill (1) establishes that a minimum of 50% of a covered packer's (not including a packer that owns only one livestock processing plant) daily volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers; (2) increases funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program; and (3) gives priority to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers for conservation technical assistance, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Rural Energy for America Program.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-300
Introduced in Senate
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • February 8, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-300
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 26, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.


  • April 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Alma S. Adams

Alma S. Adams

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (30)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Agriculture Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee• Education and Workforce Committee• Budget Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 117-2332: Farm System Reform Act of 2021
  • S 117-300: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCensus and government statisticsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementDepartment of AgricultureDisability assistanceEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy efficiency and conservationExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFederally chartered organizationsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipInfectious and parasitic diseasesLand transfersLand use and conservationLegal fees and court costsLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationMinority employmentRacial and ethnic relationsRural conditions and developmentSocial security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. and foreign investmentsU.S. historyVocational and technical educationWetlands