HRES 975
111th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
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
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.
Introduced: December 15, 2009
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.
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