2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB484: Food Deserts Act
Legislative Summary
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
1/16/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E41)
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/16/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 58
Primary Sponsor
Andre Carson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (57)
Troy Carter
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
John Garamendi
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Kevin Mullin
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Hillary Scholten
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Mark Takano
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Delia Ramirez
Democrat
Greg Landsman
Democrat
Nikki Budzinski
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
George Latimer
Democrat
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Wesley Bell
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat