3.0.0 2387 2019-11-15T21:44:54Z 2019-11-15T21:44:54Z Senate S S 2012-04-26 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-04-26T18:45:02Z 2012-04-26 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2012-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Government liability Government studies and investigations Racial and ethnic relations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2012-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-14T21:21:25Z Fair Claims Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) accept or deny a formal civil rights complaint against USDA sent by registered mail or delivered in person within 45 days of receipt; and (2) resolve such claim within 270 days of receipt, with exceptions for pending criminal investigations or alternative dispute procedures.

Authorizes a claimant to file an appeal of the finding with the Assistant Secretary for Administration for any civil rights claim in which discrimination is found.

]]> Fair Claims Act Short Titles as Introduced Fair Claims Act Display Title Fair Claims Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to acknowledge that the Department is considering or rejecting a civil rights claim not later than 45 days after receipt of the claim and, once considering a claim, to process all civil rights complaints within 270 days. Introduced in Senate 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2387is/xml/BILLS-112s2387is.xml 2012-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.