Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014
Latest action · Jun 13, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to require the Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish a Community Garden Pilot Program under the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program.
Requires the Program to address the health and nutrition of individuals in low-income and underserved communities through activities that include:
- creating new community gardens and supporting and expanding existing community gardens;
- recruiting local community members to actively engage in community gardens and gardening projects;
- transforming vacant places into community garden plots;
- increasing community members' access to healthy foods and local foods while also encouraging them to stay active;
- expanding anti-poverty efforts by teaching basic nutrition and self-reliance through community gardening; and
- developing initiatives that increase the community's access to healthy, locally grown foods.
Requires the Director to carry out at least 40 projects under the Program.
Requires the Director to give priority to: (1) volunteers with experience in health, nutrition, and gardening; (2) projects located in varied geographic regions; and (3) selecting a balance of urban and rural projects.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2014 to Dec 10, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 25, 2014 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 9, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 9, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 10, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Feb 25, 2014Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Food assistance and relief
- Health promotion and preventive care
- National and community service
- Nutrition and diet
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social Welfare
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2014Introduced in House
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