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HR 2364 110th Congress House

Local Food and Farm Support Act

Official title: To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in underserved communitie… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in underserved communities, provide access to locally and regionally grown food for schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen rural-urban linkages, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food AgribusinessAgricultural creditAgricultural subsidiesCommerce
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Congressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationFamiliesFamily farmsFarmersFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorFood stampsFruitGardeningGovernment lendingHousing and Community DevelopmentMarketing of farm produce
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 6, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6012)
May 22, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5535)
May 17, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1078)
May 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Local Food and Farm Support Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to support value-added agricultural products which shall include a socially disadvantaged farmer and rancher component and may include a small and individual producer grant component.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Family Rancher and Rancher Viability and Innovation Fund.

Amends the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary, through the Agricultural Marketing Service, to: (1) establish a grant program for eligible entities to conduct enterprise feasibility studies, including studies of consumer preference; and (2) provide loans and loan guarantees to eligible entities and individual producers to develop processing, distribution, and information infrastructure for locally or regionally produced food.

Amends the Farmers-to-Consumers Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to carry out a direct to consumer marketing assistance program to make grants to eligible entities for projects to establish, expand, and promote farmers' markets and other farmer to consumer direct marketing opportunities.

Extends: (1) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) farmers' market nutrition program; (2) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; (3) the food stamp community food project program; and (4) the farm-to cafeteria program.

Establishes: (1) the food stamp fruit and vegetable incentive program; and (2) the urban agriculture production program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 2007
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 26, 2007
Boyda, Nancy
· May 17, 2007
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 17, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 17, 2007
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