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HR 3525 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Department of Agriculture Economic development Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Fruit and vegetables Government lending and loan guarantees Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Retail and wholesale trades Urban and suburban affairs and development

Healthy Food Financing Initiative

Introduced: November 30, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Nov 30, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 30, 2011
Introduced in House
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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: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create 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, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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All 4 Democratic 2
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 29, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· Dec 2, 2011
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 2, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Dec 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3525: Healthy Food Financing Initiative. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3525/
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"H.R. 3525: Healthy Food Financing Initiative." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3525/.
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H.R. 3525, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3525/.
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