3.0.0 5017 2023-01-11T13:40:33Z 2023-01-11T13:40:33Z House HR 2018-02-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FUDGE:H.R. 5017.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Aritcle I section 8 clause 3; To regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes.[Page H1178]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2018-03-08T17:44:58Z Referred to 2018-02-14T15:01:10Z 2018-03-08 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2018-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 N E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2018-02-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2018-02-14 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Employment and training programs Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development Small towns Urban and suburban affairs and development Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Agriculture and Food 00 2018-02-14 Introduced in House 2018-10-25T12:50:48Z Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018

This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize and modify the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The initiative authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide financial and technical assistance to food retailers, farmers markets, cooperatives, and other entities for projects to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities.

The purposes of the initiative include:

  • improving access to, and expanding the supply of, healthy food in low-income, underserved communities;
  • creating and preserving quality jobs and businesses;
  • revitalizing distressed rural, urban, and small town economies;
  • supporting the development of local and regional food systems;
  • increasing the distribution of locally produced agricultural products; and
  • strengthening farm-to-consumer relationships.
]]> Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018 Display Title Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5017ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5017ih.xml 2018-03-08 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.