# 115-hr-5017: Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018

115-hr-5017, Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5017
- Congress: 115
- Title: Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- Introduced: 2018-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize and modify the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The initiative authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide financial and technical assistance to food retailers, farmers markets, cooperatives, and other entities for projects to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities. The purposes of the initiative include: improving access to, and expanding the supply of, healthy food in low-income, underserved communities; creating and preserving quality jobs and businesses; revitalizing distressed rural, urban, and small town economies; supporting the development of local and regional food systems; increasing the distribution of locally produced agricultural products; and strengthening farm-to-consumer relationships.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
- 115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act
- 115-hr-6772: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act
- 115-hr-6681: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-6677: Clean Slate Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5017 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5017)

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- [115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7107)
- [115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6805)
- [115-hr-6772: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partners…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6772)
- [115-hr-6681: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6681)
- [115-hr-6677: Clean Slate Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6677)
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