House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To provide for the identification and discipline of members of county and area committees established under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and employees of such committees, who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, and other participants in programs of the Department of Agriculture on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap.
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2000
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Jun 28, 2000 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
45 cosponsors — 45 Democrats
0 of 45 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Karen McCarthy (D-MO), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 466 (106th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the continued display of Confederate flags.
- H.R. 943 (106th) To reimburse an individual who is the subject of an independent counsel's investigation and is indicted but found not guilty for…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.