H.R. 6793, To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes

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H.R. 6793 would provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects.

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 10/3/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.

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