US HB1230 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1230

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 77-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities, and for other purposes.

Title

Food Deserts Act

Sponsors

Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]	Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-MI]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI]	Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]
Rep. Wiley Nickel [D-NC]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]	Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY]	Rep. Frank Mrvan [D-IN]	Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
2023-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2023-02-28	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E163-164)
2023-02-28	House	Introduced in House