3.0.0 4483 2026-07-14T11:03:22Z 2026-07-14T11:03:22Z Senate S S 2026-05-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4483 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-05-11T20:26:53Z Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026 119 8424 HR 2026-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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. Identical bill CRS Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 119 7567 HR 2026-05-19 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2026-05-11 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2026-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN N S001208 Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] Elissa Slotkin D MI 2026-07-13 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2026-05-29T15:49:26Z 00 2026-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2026-05-29T17:58:41Z Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026

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. These programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP).

Specifically, USDA must establish a streamlined application process 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 to process program benefits (such as a single piece of equipment or a mobile application).

Further, USDA must ensure that the program benefit processing equipment and systems made available by a state agency are appropriate for the entity. For example, this includes ensuring wireless or mobile processing equipment and technology systems are appropriate for farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer markets.

]]> Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026 2026-07-14T11:03:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026 2026-05-15T03:08:24Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs, and for other purposes. 2026-05-15T03:03:44Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2026-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4483is/xml/BILLS-119s4483is.xml 2026-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.