House Bill 5266
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 26, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5266
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
November 26, 2019
12/16/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
11/26/2019
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.
11/26/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:46:09 AM