The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 is a federal law enacted by the 111th Congress and signed into law by President

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on December 8, 2010. The act is a response to the ''

Pigford v. Glickman ''Pigford v. Glickman'' (1999) was a class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that it had racial discrimination, racially discriminated against African-American farmers in its allocation of farm lo ...

'' case, where black farmers were found to have been discriminated against from 1983 to 1997 by the

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when applying for loans and assistance to start and to maintain farms. The case required a $50,000 settlement to every discriminated farmer. However, many potential victims missed the application deadline for a settlement. The bill sets aside $1.5 billion for the estimated 75,000 farmers who are eligible for a settlement. The bill also includes the settlement of the $3.4 billion ''

Cobell v. Salazar ''Cobell v. Salazar'' (previously ''Cobell v. Kempthorne'' and ''Cobell v. Norton'' and ''Cobell v. Babbitt'') is a class-action lawsuit brought by Elouise Cobell ( Blackfeet) and other Native American representatives in 1996 against two depa ...

'' trust fund lawsuit brought forth by Native American representatives against the

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citing that the U.S. government incorrectly accounted for Indian trust assets. In the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4783) "to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Chile, and to extend the period from which such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti may be accelerated." was added. The final version of the bill was passed by the US Senate by a unanimous voice vote on November 19, 2010, and then approved by the US House of Representatives by a vote of 256 to 152 on November 30. It was signed into law by President Obama on December 8, 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Claims Resolution Act Of 2010 Acts of the 111th United States Congress