US HR975 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-3)
Status: Introduced on December 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Recognizes the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to: (1) provide a sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities; and (2) help reduce health disparities and improve the health of families and children, create jobs, and stimulate local economic development in low-income communities.
Title
Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | |
| 2009-12-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
Subjects
Child health
Economic development
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government lending and loan guarantees
Nutrition and diet
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/975/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres975/BILLS-111hres975ih.pdf |
