3.0.0 4084 2023-01-11T13:26:58Z 2023-01-11T13:26:58Z House H HR 2014-02-25 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:H.R. 4084.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To layand collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay theDebts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfareof the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excisesshall be uniform throughout the United States;[Page H1938]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2014-06-13T17:45:40Z Referred to 2014-02-25T17:00:20Z 2014-06-13 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2014-02-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2014-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 N D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2014-02-25 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-02-25 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2014-02-25 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-02-25 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2014-02-25 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-02-25 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2014-02-25 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2014-02-25 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2014-02-25 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2014-04-29 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2014-04-29 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2014-05-09 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2014-05-09 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2014-12-10 False Social Welfare Agricultural education Agricultural practices and innovations Food assistance and relief Health promotion and preventive care National and community service Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Poverty and welfare assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Social Welfare 00 2014-02-25 Introduced in House 2014-04-23T19:57:57Z Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to require the Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish a Community Garden Pilot Program under the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program.

Requires the Program to address the health and nutrition of individuals in low-income and underserved communities through activities that include:

  • creating new community gardens and supporting and expanding existing community gardens;
  • recruiting local community members to actively engage in community gardens and gardening projects;
  • transforming vacant places into community garden plots;
  • increasing community members' access to healthy foods and local foods while also encouraging them to stay active;
  • expanding anti-poverty efforts by teaching basic nutrition and self-reliance through community gardening; and
  • developing initiatives that increase the community's access to healthy, locally grown foods.

Requires the Director to carry out at least 40 projects under the Program.

Requires the Director to give priority to: (1) volunteers with experience in health, nutrition, and gardening; (2) projects located in varied geographic regions; and (3) selecting a balance of urban and rural projects.

]]> Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 Display Title Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to establish a Community Gardens Pilot Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4084ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4084ih.xml 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.