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Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to authorize mandatory funding for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the Healthy Food Financing Initiative and provides mandatory funding for the program through the Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation. The bill specifies annual funding levels beginning at $25 million in fiscal year 2025, increasing to $30 million in 2026, $35 million in 2027, $40 million in 2028, and $50 million in 2029 and each year thereafter. The Healthy Food Financing Initiative supports projects that increase access to healthy food in low-income and underserved communities, typically through financing for grocery stores, farmers markets, and related food retail infrastructure.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
Actions (2)
- Jun 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2025
Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mr. Warner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to authorize mandatory funding for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE.
Section 243 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
“(d) Funding.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section—
“(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
“(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
“(3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
“(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
“(5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter.”. <all>
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