Recognizing the important role Victory Gardens played in America's World War efforts and reaffirming their purpose as essential to strengthening food security, health education, and community morale during the 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis.
This resolution recognizes (1) the importance of the health consciousness, food security, and community morale that is spurred by planting of Victory Gardens; and (2) that the Department of Agriculture should collaborate with the House of Representatives to encourage citizens to plant Victory Gardens and to supply seeds, preserving materials, and manuals to help citizens grow and preserve crops from their Victory Gardens during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E379)
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E379)
Agriculture and Food
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFood supply, safety, and labelingHorticulture and plantsInfectious and parasitic diseasesNutrition and diet
Recognizing the important role Victory Gardens played in America's World War efforts and reaffirming their purpose as essential to strengthening food security, health education, and community morale during the 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis.
USA116th CongressHRES-937| House
| Updated: 4/22/2020
This resolution recognizes (1) the importance of the health consciousness, food security, and community morale that is spurred by planting of Victory Gardens; and (2) that the Department of Agriculture should collaborate with the House of Representatives to encourage citizens to plant Victory Gardens and to supply seeds, preserving materials, and manuals to help citizens grow and preserve crops from their Victory Gardens during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFood supply, safety, and labelingHorticulture and plantsInfectious and parasitic diseasesNutrition and diet