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Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

USA116th CongressS-786| Senate 
| Updated: 3/13/2019
Mark R. Warner

Mark R. Warner

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (3)
Jerry Moran (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks). Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes. The bill also requires USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year.
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Timeline
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • March 13, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 13, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1717: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act
Agricultural marketing and promotionFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesIncome tax creditsNutrition and dietRetail and wholesale trades

Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

USA116th CongressS-786| Senate 
| Updated: 3/13/2019
Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks). Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes. The bill also requires USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year.
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Timeline
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • March 13, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 13, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Mark R. Warner

Mark R. Warner

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (3)
Jerry Moran (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1717: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural marketing and promotionFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesIncome tax creditsNutrition and dietRetail and wholesale trades