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Removal of Unconstitutional Preferences Based on Race and Sex in Response to Court Ruling
The Rural Utilities Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 10, 2025. It took effect on July 10, 2025.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has independently determined that it will no longer employ the race- and sex-based "socially disadvantaged" designation to provide increased benefits based on race and sex in the programs at issue in this regulation. The USDA has faced a long history of litigation stemming from allegations of discrimination in the administration of its farm loan and benefit programs. However, over the past several decades, USDA has undertaken substantial efforts to redress past injustices, culminating in comprehensive settlements, institutional reforms, and compensatory frameworks. These actions collectively support the conclusion that past discrimination has been sufficiently addressed and that further race- and sex-based remedies are no longer necessary or legally justified under current circumstances.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-12877
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Natural Resources Conservation Service; Farm Service Agency; Commodity Credit Corporation; Rural Business-Cooperative Service; Rural Housing Service; Rural Utilities Service
- Published
- July 10, 2025
- Takes effect
- July 10, 2025
- Dates
- Effective July 10, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. USDA-2024-0002
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0503-AA87
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 9; 7 CFR 400; 7 CFR 636; 7 CFR 760; 7 CFR 761; 7 CFR 762; 7 CFR 767; 7 CFR 1410; 7 CFR 1465; 7 CFR 1467; 7 CFR 1468; 7 CFR 4280; 7 CFR 5001; 7 CFR 5001
- Topics
- Acreage allotments; Administrative practice and procedure; Agricultural commodities; Agriculture; Business and industry; Community development; Community facilities; Credit; Crop insurance; Dairy products; Disaster assistance; Endangered and threatened species; Environmental protection; Flood plains; Grant programs-housing and community development; Grazing lands; Indemnity payments; Loan programs; Loan programs-agriculture; Natural resources; Pesticides and pests; Renewable energy; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Rural areas; Soil conservation; Technical assistance; Water resources; Wildlife
- Pages
- 7
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