Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023

3.0.0 5589 2025-12-05T09:23:47Z 2025-12-05T09:23:47Z House H HR 2023-09-20 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5589 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 5589.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.''The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation would increase and improve the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture's (USDA) procurement offresh fruits and vegetables.[Page H4438]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2024-01-11T16:57:44Z Referred To 2023-09-20T14:03:35Z Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023 118 2874 S 2023-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2024-01-11 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Committee 2023-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] David Valadao R CA G. 22 2023-09-20 True A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2023-09-20 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2023-09-20 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] Josh Harder D CA 9 2023-09-27 False P000620 Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] Brittany Pettersen D CO 7 2023-09-29 False S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2023-11-06 False C001134 Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] Yadira Caraveo D CO 8 2023-11-08 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2023-11-17 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2024-02-26 False T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2024-11-14 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2024-11-14 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2024-11-14 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] Earl Blumenauer D OR 3 2024-11-14 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] Sanford Bishop D GA D. 2 2024-11-18 False S001225 Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] Eric Sorensen D IL 17 2024-12-04 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2024-12-04 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2024-12-04 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2024-12-10 False Agriculture and Food Education of the disadvantaged 2024-08-12T15:21:13Z Food assistance and relief 2024-08-12T15:20:42Z Food industry and services 2024-08-12T15:20:25Z Food supply, safety, and labeling 2024-08-12T15:20:18Z Fruit and vegetables 2024-08-12T15:20:10Z Government studies and investigations 2024-08-12T15:21:47Z Nutrition and diet 2024-08-12T15:20:34Z Poverty and welfare assistance 2024-08-12T15:20:50Z Public contracts and procurement 2024-08-12T15:21:22Z Public-private cooperation 2024-08-12T15:21:04Z Rural conditions and development 2024-08-12T15:21:29Z State and local government operations 2024-08-12T15:20:57Z Agriculture and Food 2023-09-28T14:45:16Z

00 2023-09-20 Introduced in House 2024-10-21T16:19:19Z Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a fresh produce program that serves individuals at risk of food and nutrition insecurity.Specifically, the AMS must enter into contracts with growers, distributors, food hubs, and others to procure U.S.- grown fresh produce (excluding legumes) for distribution to organizations that serve individuals at risk (e.g., nonprofit food banks and pantries, schools, child or senior care centers, and community-based organizations).Under the AMS contracts, the produce must meet specific requirements. For example, the produce must be grown in the United States, include locally grown produce, and include at least seven varieties of fresh produce that are distributed. The AMS must prioritize contracts with eligible growers, distributors, food hubs, and others that are (or source produce from)<ul><li>beginning farmers;</li><li>small or mid-sized farms that are structured as family farms; or</li><li>socially disadvantaged farmers, including women-owned and veteran-owned eligible entities.</li></ul>As part of the program, the AMS must provide (1) information to assist small farmers, beginning farmers, veteran farmers, and socially disadvantaged farmers in obtaining food safety certifications; (2) financial assistance for changes and upgrades to improve food safety; and (3) technical assistance to eligible fresh produce growers, distributors, food hubs, and others. In addition, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress that evaluates the effectiveness of the program with respect to, among other things, increasing low-income households' access to a wide variety of fresh produce and increasing the federal government's procurement of fresh produce.

Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:20:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:36:20Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To provide fresh produce to individuals facing food and nutrition insecurity, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T21:25:56Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5589ih/xml/BILLS-118hr5589ih.xml 2024-01-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.