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Healthy Food Financing Initiative

Introduced: November 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 30, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide assistance in order to: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create and preserve quality jobs; and (3) revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved, urban, suburban, and rural areas.

What's happening now November 30, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3986 Identical bill Healthy Food Financing Initiative
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 30, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6462: Healthy Food Financing Initiative. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6462/
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"H.R. 6462: Healthy Food Financing Initiative." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6462/.
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H.R. 6462, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6462/.
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