H.R. 3100: Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009
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H.R. 3100: Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-26 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009
Plain summary
Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009 - Designates certain U.S. cities as Food Desert Zones. Defines a "qualified food desert business" as a wholesale or retail business that derives at least 25% of its gross receipts from the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables. Grants certain tax benefits to a qualified food desert business, including an increased tax credit rate for rehabilitation expenditures, empowerment zone status, and tax-exempt bond financing. Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to: (1) increase to 100% the federal share of costs associated with hunger-free communities program activities in a Food Desert Zone in FY2010-FY2015; and (2) extend the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY2015. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit annual reports to Congress on the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program under this Act.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · 17 cosponsors
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Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Al Green (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3100.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr3100 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111