Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 25, 2013)
Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide assistance in order to: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create and preserve quality jobs; and (3) revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved, urban, suburban, and rural areas.
What just happenedApr 25, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 25, 2013
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate