MAPLE Act

Bill: 118-s-3942
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2024-03-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Aging

Agricultural marketing and promotion

Food assistance and relief

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Fruit and vegetables

Poverty and welfare assistance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act or the&nbsp;MAPLE Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible&nbsp;foods under the&nbsp;Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).&nbsp;</p><p>The Department of Agriculture's&nbsp;SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that&nbsp;may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3942 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2024 Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Sanders , Mr. King , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include maple syrup under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act or the MAPLE Act . 2. Maple syrup under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting maple syrup, before and herbs .