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H.R. 5173: Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act

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H.R. 5173: Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-03 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gwen Moore (D-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5173 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117