PAST BILLS IN Urge Your Members of Congress to Support the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act.
Urge Your Members of Congress to Support the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act.
PASSED March 03, 2022
A key mission of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable is to create an equitable and impactful hemp industry. Supporting the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act fits precisely into our mission. The legislation would deliver $5 billion in direct relief to Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic farmers and other agricultural producers of color to help them respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to address longstanding inequity in agriculture. Read a full summary of the bill here.
Please email your U.S. Senators and Congressperson to urge them to support this important legislation. As always, we have made it easy for you – just type in your zip code and a message automatically populates that is addressed to all three of your Members of Congress. An email urging them to join the list will populate in the portal. Please feel free to personalize the message to share your stories on why this legislation is so important.
