3.0.0 4260 2023-01-11T13:38:06Z 2023-01-11T13:38:06Z House HR 2017-11-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 180 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:H.R. 4260.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: To Make Laws which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers,and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer therof.[[Page H8523]][Page H8522]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2017-12-05T21:56:55Z Referred to 2017-11-06T17:00:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-06T17:00:25Z Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act 115 1724 S 2017-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2017-12-05 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2017-11-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-11-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 N C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-11-06 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-11-06 True M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 2017-11-06 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-12-12 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2018-02-14 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2018-03-05 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2018-04-10 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2018-04-17 False M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2018-04-18 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2018-06-05 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2018-07-11 False Taxation Agricultural marketing and promotion Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Government information and archives Income tax credits Nutrition and diet Retail and wholesale trades Taxation 00 2017-11-06 Introduced in House 2018-03-16T13:40:43Z Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts.

A food desert must be more than 1 mile away from a grocery store in a metropolitan area or more than 10 miles away outside of a metropolitan area. It must also meet population requirements and have either a poverty rate of at least 20% or a median family income that does not exceed 80% of the median for the state or metropolitan area.

For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of: (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks).

Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes.

The bill also amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year.

]]> Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act Display Title Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4260ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4260ih.xml 2017-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. 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.