H.R. 2403, The Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority

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H.R. 2403 would amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing efforts, entities, and resources.

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 5/21/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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