3.0.0 4971 2023-01-11T13:16:21Z 2023-01-11T13:16:21Z House H HR 2010-03-25 111 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2010-06-18T19:51:26Z hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2010-06-18T19:51:18Z Referred to 2010-03-25T14:13:35Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2010-04-30T15:11:09Z Referred to 2010-03-25T14:13:36Z 2010-06-18 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Committee 2010-06-18 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Committee 2010-04-30 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2010-03-25 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2010-03-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-25 Referred to House Agriculture IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2010-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 N K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. 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[D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2010-07-30 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2010-07-30 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2010-07-30 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2010-07-30 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2010-09-29 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2010-09-29 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2010-09-29 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2010-09-29 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Agricultural practices and innovations Alternative and renewable resources Census and government statistics Department of Agriculture Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Forests, forestry, trees Fruit and vegetables Government lending and loan guarantees Nutrition and diet Pest management Poverty and welfare assistance Urban and suburban affairs and development Agriculture and Food 00 2010-03-25 Introduced in House 2010-04-22T19:42:20Z Greening Food Deserts Act - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Office of Urban Agriculture which shall coordinate Department of Agriculture (USDA) activities related to urban agriculture and nutrition.

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to provide technical assistance in support of backyard conservation and community gardening programs involving small-scale subsistence and personal-use agriculture.

Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 regarding urban and community forestry assistance to give a priority to the production and procurement in urban areas of plant materials that are resistant to invasive species.

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program.

Directs the Secretary to make loans, provide loan guarantees, and make grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for farmers' market construction and renovation.

Amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to include an evaluation of state farmers' markets in each agriculture census.

Renames the Rural Energy for America Program as the Renewable Energy for America Program.

Authorizes the Secretary to make a microloan or grant available to support outreach activities for: (1) developing food production in communities not traditionally associated with agricultural production; and (2) supporting local food production and distribution.

Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates for school lunch, breakfast, and summer food service meals consisting in whole or part of foods produced through agricultural education programs that use enrolled students to produce food and provide the food to in-house feeding programs.

Amends The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary to make eight grants each fiscal year to regional food banks or consortiums of community feeding programs for a demonstration project to produce fresh fruits and vegetables at these facilities while teaching eligible households how to engage in small-scale food production residentially or at community gardens.

]]> Greening Food Deserts Act Display Title Greening Food Deserts Act Official Title as Introduced To increase the emphasis on urban agricultural issues in the Department of Agriculture through the establishment of a new office to ensure that Department authorities are used to effectively encourage local agricultural production and increase the availability of fresh food in urban areas, particularly underserved communities experiencing hunger, poor nutrition, obesity, and food insecurity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Greening Food Deserts Act Introduced in House 2010-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4971ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4971ih.xml 2010-06-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.