Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 6, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to eligible public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers markets, or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing farmers markets.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2007 to Jun 19, 2007; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 19, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 19, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2007 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Jan 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-36 | FORECLOSURES AT THE FRONT STEP OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND323 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | May 21, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-22 | FORECLOSURE, PREDATORY MORTGAGE AND PAYDAY LENDING IN AMERICA'S CITIES318 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 21, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 167 | Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Feb 6, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
