House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Thriving Community Gardens Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 22, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7796.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BROWN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 51, March 22, 2024, Page H1498):Article I Section VIII The single subject of this legislation is: Enriching the educational experience and developing the next generation of urban and non-traditional farmers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 175 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7796, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Mike Carey (R-OH), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Shontel Brown.
- H.R. 8247 (118th) Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 2024
- H.Res. 962 (118th) Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Celebrating Diversity, Promoting Tolerance, and Condemning Hate.
- H.R. 8858 (118th) Securing Elections From AI Deception Act
- H.Res. 1279 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of June 2024 as "Black Music Month".
- H.R. 8469 (118th) Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2024
- H.R. 7272 (118th) Shining a Spotlight on Safer Communities Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.