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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2007 - Provides de novo review for qualifying claims filed under the consolidated class action action lawsuits of <i>Pigford v. Veneman and Brewington v. Veneman</i>.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2007</title>
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