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S.3592: Locally Grown Foods for Older Americans Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about social welfare
- Introduced Sept. 20, 2012
- Latest Major Action Sept. 20, 2012
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Bill Summary
Locally Grown Foods for Older Americans Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require a state that establishes and operates a nutrition project to ensure that the project, where feasible, encourages the use of locally grown foods in meal programs for the elderly and identifies potential partnerships and contracts with local producers and providers of locally grown foods.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| Sept. 20, 2012 |
Introduced in the Senate by Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) |