US HR937 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Resolution 937 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution recognizes (1) the importance of the health consciousness, food security, and community morale that is spurred by planting of Victory Gardens; and (2) that the Department of Agriculture should collaborate with the House of Representatives to encourage citizens to plant Victory Gardens and to supply seeds, preserving materials, and manuals to help citizens grow and preserve crops from their Victory Gardens during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis.

Title

Recognizing the important role Victory Gardens played in America's World War efforts and reaffirming their purpose as essential to strengthening food security, health education, and community morale during the 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2020-04-22	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E379)
2020-04-22	House	Introduced in House

Subjects

Agriculture and food
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Horticulture and plants
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/937/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres937/BILLS-116hres937ih.pdf