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H.R.1313: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 24, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 29, 2021
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
22 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 24, 2021
Bill Summary
Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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March 29, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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Feb. 24, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Feb. 24, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) |