S 2103 · in committee · major
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill reauthorizes federal funding for USDA's Healthy Food Financing Initiative through 2029 and beyond.
- Grocery stores, food suppliers, and underserved urban and rural communities benefit from loans, grants, and technical assistance.
- The bill allocates specified funds annually to expand access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food in food deserts.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How should federal funding prioritize between urban food deserts and rural areas that lack grocery access?
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What evidence shows that financing grocery stores in underserved communities actually changes residents' food purchasing and health outcomes?
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Who bears the cost if this initiative requires sustained federal spending through 2029, and what competing priorities might be affected?
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Sponsor · D-NY
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-18
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-18 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-06-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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