H.Res. 975: Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development.

H.Res. 975: Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-15 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development.

Plain summary

Recognizes the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to: (1) provide a sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities; and (2) help reduce health disparities and improve the health of families and children, create jobs, and stimulate local economic development in low-income communities.

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Official text

Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · 40 cosponsors

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Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres975.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres975 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111