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S. 1926

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Healthy Food Financing Initiative
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Committee
Latest Action · November 30, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Congress
112th (2011–2013)
Introduced
November 30, 2011
Sponsor
Sen. Kirsten GillibrandD
Cosponsors (10)
9D 0R
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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: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create 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.

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