3.0.0 5266 2022-10-28T01:46:09Z 2022-10-28T01:46:09Z House HR 2019-11-26 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 189 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GABBARD:H.R. 5266.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The United States Constitution including Article 1, Section8.[Page H9180]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-16T16:06:28Z Referred to 2019-11-26T19:01:00Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-11-26T19:01:05Z 2019-12-16 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2019-11-26 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 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-11-26 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 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-11-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 N M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-11-26 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-11-26 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-12-10 False Agriculture and Food Child health Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Farmland Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Land use and conservation Poverty and welfare assistance Small business Urban and suburban affairs and development Agriculture and Food 00 2019-11-26 Introduced in House 2022-03-18T18:52:31Z Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act

This bill addresses Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs relating to urban agricultural production.

Specifically, the bill

  • directs USDA to establish an urban agriculture conservation easement program for (1) the conservation of certain private or tribal land, (2) improved community food security, (3) improved access to cropland for beginning farmers or ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and (4) majority-controlled producer-based business ventures through easements or other interest in land;
  • establishes an urban agriculture microentrepreneur assistance program to provide loans and grants to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of urban agriculture microenterprises;
  • extends authority for USDA to assist nonprofit entities establish and carry out community food projects;
  • modifies USDA requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food; and
  • increases funding for USDA's Farm to School Program.
]]> Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act Display Title Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the enhancement of urban agriculture, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5266ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5266ih.xml 2019-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. 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.