3.0.0 6203 2025-12-05T09:14:24Z 2025-12-05T09:14:24Z House H HR 2023-11-02 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6203 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2024-03-01T19:47:10Z Referred To 2023-11-02T13:03:45Z 118 2713 S 2023-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2024-03-01 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Committee 2023-11-02 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-11-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-11-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 N P000613 Rep. 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00 2023-11-02 Introduced in House 2024-08-13T12:57:09Z <p><strong>Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This&nbsp;bill reauthorizes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP),&nbsp;increases funding for the program,&nbsp;and provides additional delivery options for geographically isolated states (i.e., Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam).</p><p>TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of commodities and makes those food products (e.g., canned, frozen, dried, and fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, dairy, and whole-grain and enriched grain products) available to state distributing agencies.</p><p>The bill increases funding for purchasing commodities under&nbsp;the program.</p><p>Further, the bill directs USDA to coordinate with geographically isolated states to (1) establish alternative delivery options for allocated commodities, and (2) allow for the states to order commodities through the&nbsp;USDA Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.&nbsp;</p><p>USDA may also provide geographically isolated states the ability to directly purchase domestically grown food in lieu of receiving a portion of the commodities. Under this option, USDA may distribute as cash&nbsp;to the state up to 20% of the cash value of the commodities that are allocated to the state under TEFAP.&nbsp;</p><p>Further, USDA may consider additional factors beyond lowest price&nbsp;in determining winning bids for contracts for fresh produce packages&nbsp;(including product variety and transportation distance).&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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