# 117-hr-9038: Thriving Community Gardens Act

117-hr-9038, Thriving Community Gardens Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9038
- Congress: 117
- Title: Thriving Community Gardens Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Thriving Community Gardens Act This bill allows local educational agencies to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for the development and maintenance of school or community gardens. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to regularly collect information and publish best practices for the development and maintenance of community gardens.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022
- 117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
- 117-hconres-33: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hres-1394: Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month".

## Sources
- [117-hr-9038 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9038)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hconres-33: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hconres-33)
- [117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacifi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3525)
- [117-hres-1394: Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Ri…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1394)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9038 (as of 2025-11-18).