S. 3588 · 110th Congress
Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Hillary Clinton
- Introduced
- 2008-09-25
- Latest action
- 2008-09-25 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.