HR 6697 119th Congress
EAT Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations; and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
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| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov |
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Expanding Access To Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act or the EAT Healthy Foods from Local Farmers ActThis bill amends The Emergency Food Assistance Program to authorize the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to provide funds for states to purchase priority agricultural products (e.g., fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains) from eligible small businesses and distribute them to needy persons through emergency feeding organizations.Eligible small businesses under this FNS program include growers, packers, processors, distributors, food-hubs, or cooperatives that are (1) underserved (e.g., women-owned or veteran owned); or (2) composed of or source agricultural products from beginning farmers or small or mid-sized farms that are structured as family farms.The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must also create a cross-agency working group to review and reconsider how USDA's procurement of priority agricultural products can be directed to support a wider range of agricultural producers and product distributors in a manner that meets goals such as nutrition security, resilient local and regional food systems, and rural job creation.
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- Introduced in HouseDec 12, 2025