Garcia v. Vilsack : A Policy and Legal Analysis of a USDA Discrimination Case.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural credit.

Disaster relief.

Race discrimination.

Sex discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 10-R4-0988 in the 2010 issue.

Provides background on ongoing concerns that USDA has unlawfully discriminated against minority and female farmers in management of its various programs, particularly in its Farm Service Agency loan programs. Presents detailed analysis of legal rulings in Garcia v. Vilsack , involving allegations that USDA unlawfully discriminated against Hispanic farmers, with respect to credit transactions and disaster benefits in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Discusses some of the other discrimination cases that have been filed against USDA, and their related procedural and substantive issues; and describes possible options for Congress in responding to the Garcia dispute.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Garcia v. Vilsack

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