AGRICULTURE POLICY
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEES
- Agriculture
- Business, Finance, and Insurance
- Emergency Preparedness / Homeland Security
- Education
- Energy, Transportation, and Environment
- Gaming, Sports, and Entertainment
- Health and Human Services
- Housing
- International Affairs
- Labor, Military, and Veterans' Affairs
- Law, Justice, and Ethics
- Telecommunications, Science, and Technology
- Youth
TASK FORCES
| Chair: Rep. Helen Miller (IA) 1st Vice Chair: Rep. John Rogers (AL) 2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Maida Coleman (MO) Policy Staff: Washington Linkage Group
MISSION STATEMENTThis committee addresses the plight of black farmers who have been discriminated against; develops policies to protect African American landholdings and land acquisition; raises awareness of eminent domain abuse; and promotes 1890 (historically black) land grant universities and the economic empowerment of rural communities. NBCSL Supports Black Farmers
RESOURCES AND USEFUL LINKSBlack Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, Inc. Environmental Working Group Report: Obstruction of Justice National Black Farmers Association Office of the Monitor Pigford vs. Glickman U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Civil Rights Enforcement and Adjudication National
Conference of State Legislatures Agriculture and Rural Development
Issues Overview House Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
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