To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes.
110-hr6793 — To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes.. Sponsored by Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]. Introduced 2008-08-01. House bill. 110th Congress. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Bill Activity
- Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] (D), NJ
- Introduced
- 2008-08-01
- Committees
- Agriculture Committee
- Subjects
- Agricultural cooperatives; Agricultural credit; Agricultural societies; Agricultural subsidies; Animals; Community organization; Economics and Public Finance; Farmers; Federally-guaranteed loans; Grants-in-aid; Leases; Livestock; Marketing of farm produce; Urban affairs
- Latest Action
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
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