3.0.0 4943 2025-12-05T09:21:08Z 2025-12-05T09:21:08Z House H HR 2023-07-26 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4943 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 4943.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''.The single subject of this legislation is:Nutrition[Page H4032]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2023-09-25T19:24:34Z Referred To 2023-07-26T14:03:20Z hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-26T14:03:25Z 118 2504 S 2023-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2023-09-25 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Committee 2023-07-26 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2023-07-26 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001221 Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] Hillary Scholten D MI J. 3 N D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 2023-07-26 True P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2023-07-26 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] Juan Vargas D CA 52 2023-07-26 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2023-07-26 True T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2023-07-26 True T000488 Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] Shri Thanedar D MI 13 2023-07-26 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2023-07-26 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2023-09-19 False L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2023-09-19 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion 2024-05-22T18:41:35Z Congressional oversight 2024-05-22T18:41:25Z Food assistance and relief 2024-05-22T18:41:01Z Food industry and services 2024-05-22T18:41:18Z Food supply, safety, and labeling 2024-05-22T18:41:08Z Nutrition and diet 2024-05-22T18:40:54Z Agriculture and Food 2023-08-29T13:45:28Z

00 2023-07-26 Introduced in House 2024-11-20T18:04:48Z <p><strong>Enabling Farmers to Benefit from Processing Nutrition Programs Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a streamlined process for farmers and ranchers to provide benefits under certain federal nutrition programs (i.e., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program).</p><p>Specifically, USDA must establish a streamlined application process&nbsp;for farmers and ranchers to apply to be vendors under the nutrition programs, including by developing a single application for the programs or an information sharing system. USDA must also develop a streamlined process for these vendors to use standardized technology&nbsp;to process program benefits&nbsp;(such as a single piece of equipment or a mobile application).</p><p>Further, USDA must ensure that the program benefit processing equipment and systems made available by a state agency is appropriate for the entity. For example, this includes ensuring wireless or mobile processing equipment and technology systems are appropriate&nbsp;for farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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