HR 5017
115th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018
Introduced: February 14, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018
This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize and modify the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The initiative authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide financial and technical assistance to food retailers, farmers markets, cooperatives, and other entities for projects to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities.
The purposes of the initiative include:
- improving access to, and expanding the supply of, healthy food in low-income, underserved communities;
- creating and preserving quality jobs and businesses;
- revitalizing distressed rural, urban, and small town economies;
- supporting the development of local and regional food systems;
- increasing the distribution of locally produced agricultural products; and
- strengthening farm-to-consumer relationships.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1