Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7064
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2024-01-22
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill includes tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) as one of the eligible foods under the 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: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7064 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2024 Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Vasquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2024 . 2. 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 striking and herbs and inserting herbs, and tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) .