HR 5173
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act
Introduced: September 3, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act
This bill addresses Department of Agriculture programs relating to urban agricultural production.
Specifically, the bill
- establishes and provides funding for an urban agriculture conservation easement program for the conservation of certain private land, improved community food security, and improved access to cropland for beginning farmers or ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures through easements or other interests in land;
- establishes and provides funding for an urban agriculture microentrepreneur assistance program to provide loans and grants to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of urban agriculture microenterprises; and
- authorizes additional funding for a program that provides grants for nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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