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S 821 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research 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: April 25, 2013 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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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 April 25, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 25, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 821: Healthy Food Financing Initiative. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-821/
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"S. 821: Healthy Food Financing Initiative." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-821/.
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