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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Greening Food Deserts Act

H.R. 4971Introduced Mar 25, 2010Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 18, 2010 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

68 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 67 Democrats

1 of 68 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Anh Cao (R-LA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Kathleen Dahlkemper (D-PA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), John Dingell (D-MI), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Gene Green (D-TX), Phil Hare (D-IL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-9 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.