Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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126 cosponsors · 109 D, 17 R

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74 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007 - Extends: (1) the conservation reserve program; (2) the wetlands reserve program; (3) the conservation security program; (4) the grassland reserve program; (5) the environmental quality incentives program; (6) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (7) the agricultural management assistance program;

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 15, 2007

Establishes: (1) the cooperative conservation partnership initiative; (2) the community forestry and open space conservation program; (3) an integrated pest management initiative; (4) a conservation initiative for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; (5) a conservation planning pilot program; and (6) a cooperative conservation educational assistance program.

Authorizes a conservation loan guarantee program.

Revises: (1) the farmland protection program; and (2) funding for the healthy forests reserve program.

Revises and extends the biorefinery development program.

Extends: (1) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (2) the renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program; (3) the Department of Agriculture bioenergy program; (4) biomass research and development; and (5) carbon cycle research.

Extends: (1) the community food project grant program; (2) the farm-to-cafeteria program; (3) the women, infants, and children (WIC) farmers' market nutrition program; (4) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and (5) farmers' market promotion program.

Establishes: (1) a fruit and vegetable nutrition promotion program; (2) a food stamp fruit and vegetable electronic transfer pilot program; and (3) a farm viability program (currently, program authority is discretionary).

Provides for Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture procurement of locally produced agricultural products.

Extends: (1) the organic agriculture research and extension initiative; (2) education grant programs for Hispanic-serving institutions; (3) the value-added agricultural product market development grant program; and (4) and revises the national organic certification and transition cost share program.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007

Latest action (Jun 27, 2007): Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 15, 2007

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.