S 3005 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural insurance Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Government studies and investigations Research and development Rural conditions and development Soil pollution Urban and suburban affairs and development

Urban Agriculture Act of 2018

Introduced: June 6, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Jun 6, 2018

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

Jun 6, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban Agriculture Act of 2018

This bill establishes an Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural practices.

The bill also makes farmers developing innovative agricultural production practices and using traditional practices in innovative areas such as urban areas eligible for various USDA loan and grant programs.

USDA must work with producers to mitigate the presence of contaminants in soil by taking several specified actions, such as establishing a coordinated soil testing protocol, coordinating and conducting research, and providing soil assessment and remediation technical assistance.

The bill establishes various USDA pilot projects, including programs to:

establish urban and suburban county committees,
increase municipal compost and food waste reduction activities; and
strengthen marketplace links between healthy food consumption, good environmental practices, and direct public health outcomes.

What's happening now June 6, 2018

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

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