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HR 4084 113th Congress House Social Welfare Agricultural education Agricultural practices and innovations Food assistance and relief Health promotion and preventive care National and community service Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Poverty and welfare assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014

Introduced: February 25, 2014 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 25, 2014
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to require the Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish a Community Garden Pilot Program under the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program.

Requires the Program to address the health and nutrition of individuals in low-income and underserved communities through activities that include:

  • creating new community gardens and supporting and expanding existing community gardens;
  • recruiting local community members to actively engage in community gardens and gardening projects;
  • transforming vacant places into community garden plots;
  • increasing community members' access to healthy foods and local foods while also encouraging them to stay active;
  • expanding anti-poverty efforts by teaching basic nutrition and self-reliance through community gardening; and
  • developing initiatives that increase the community's access to healthy, locally grown foods.

Requires the Director to carry out at least 40 projects under the Program.

Requires the Director to give priority to: (1) volunteers with experience in health, nutrition, and gardening; (2) projects located in varied geographic regions; and (3) selecting a balance of urban and rural projects.

What's happening now June 13, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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