legislation: 110-s-3588
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| 110-s-3588 | 110 | s | 3588 | Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008 | Agriculture and Food | 2008-09-25 | 2008-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide demonstration grants to eligible entities to purchase eligible local or regional products from participating vendors to improve the availability of nutritious meals for: (1) patients and employees of, and visitors to, eligible hospitals, including Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and nursing facilities; and (2) clients of eligible social service organizations that provide nutrition services. | 2019-11-15T21:45:00Z |