Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act

Bill: 118-hr-7667
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2024-03-13
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: 2024-08-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (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: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7667 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Courtney , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Williams of New York , Ms. Tenney , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Tiffany , and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To expand the seniors farmers’ market program to include maple syrup.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act . 2. Expansion of 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 striking and herbs and inserting herbs, and maple syrup .