# 116-hr-5266: Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act

116-hr-5266, Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5266
- Congress: 116
- Title: Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2019-11-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act This bill addresses Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs relating to urban agricultural production. Specifically, the bill directs USDA to establish an urban agriculture conservation easement program for (1) the conservation of certain private or tribal land, (2) improved community food security, (3) improved access to cropland for beginning farmers or ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and (4) majority-controlled producer-based business ventures through easements or other interest in land; establishes an urban agriculture microentrepreneur assistance program to provide loans and grants to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of urban agriculture microenterprises; extends authority for USDA to assist nonprofit entities establish and carry out community food projects; modifies USDA requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food; and increases funding for USDA's Farm to School Program.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4348: PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5266 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5266)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4348: PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4348)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5266 (as of 2025-11-18).