To enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8EDFE0248B8A4A7DBDDAA4FE8203730F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Just USDA Standards and Transparency Act of 2023 or the JUST Act of 2023.
- Section HC81A5D7EF0044A3798438EE8CF1FE369: 2. Civil rights accountability for USDA employees The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken with respect to any...
- Section H713665B29B824A6CBBC5B18E70E57EB9: 3. Improvements to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.) is...
- Section HB4937075BB3D43FCA8423FBE8CC47DD1: 218A. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights The Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture...
- Section HC02467121E444ED1A0687246858FBD3E: 4. Equitable relief Section 1613 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7996) is amended— by redesignating subsections (f) through (j)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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