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113th Congress · 2013–2015
S. 679

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Agriculture and Food Senate 20 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · April 9, 2013
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In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Recorded April 9, 2013, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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Vote Files, "S. 679 (113th Congress): Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-s679

APA

Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 679 (113th Congress): Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-s679

Chicago

Vote Files. "S. 679 (113th Congress): Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-s679.

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Official analyses

CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on S. 679

Published September 23, 2020Local and Urban Food Systems: Selected Farm Bill and Other Federal Programs (PDF)
CRS · Reports · R46538
Published February 18, 2016The Role of Local and Regional Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy (PDF)
CRS · Reports · R44390

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