HR 5173 United States House · 117th Congress

Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act

Summary
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act This bill addresses Department of Agriculture programs relating to urban agricultural production. Specifically, the bill establishes and provides funding for an urban agriculture conservation easement program for the conservation of certain private land, improved community food security, and improved access to cropland for beginning farmers or ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures through easements or other interests in land; establishes and provides funding for an urban agriculture microentrepreneur assistance program to provide loans and grants to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of urban agriculture microenterprises; and authorizes additional funding for a program that provides grants for nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Sep 2021
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Introduced Sep 3, 2021 Last action Oct 5, 2021
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Oct 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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Sep 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Sep 3, 2021
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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