Community Agriculture Development and Jobs Act
Latest action · Oct 14, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedOct 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Agriculture Development and Jobs Act - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of Community Agriculture to: (1) promote agriculture in nontraditional communities (communities or areas with limited or no traditional agricultural production), and (2) improve nutrition in such communities.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for initiatives in nontraditional communities to: (1) strengthen local food production, processing, and distribution; (2) create sustainable food systems; (3) encourage food assistance recipients to purchase locally grown or produced foods; (4) convert vacant land to agricultural production; and (5) support education and training.
Amends the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide loans, loan guarantees, and grants to expand farmers markets. Gives assistance priority to nontraditional communities.
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the seniors farmers market nutrition program. Gives assistance priority to: (1) nontraditional communities, and (2) farmers markets with an operational seniors farmers market program.
Amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to require as part of each agriculture census an evaluation of the state of farmers markets in the United States.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 14, 2011 to Mar 28, 2012, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Feb 16, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Mar 28, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Aging
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agricultural research
- Agriculture and Food
- Community life and organization
- Department of Agriculture
- Economic development
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food assistance and relief
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Fruit and vegetables
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Land transfers
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
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