HR 3784
Farmers Feeding America Act of 2025
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Bill overview
The Farmers Feeding America Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), increasing its funding by $500 million annually from 2026 to 2030. It also expands delivery options for geographically isolated states, such as Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, allowing them to order commodities through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program or purchase domestically grown food with a portion of the commodity value. The bill also increases funding for storage and distribution infrastructure and allows for consideration of factors beyond price when awarding contracts for fresh produce packages.
Key provisions
- Increases TEFAP funding by $500 million per year from 2026 to 2030.
- Allows geographically isolated states to order commodities through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
- Provides geographically isolated states with the option to purchase domestically grown food with a portion of the commodity value.
- Increases funding for TEFAP storage and distribution infrastructure.
- Directs the USDA to consider product variety and transportation distance when awarding contracts for fresh produce packages.
- Defines ‘geographically isolated State’ for the purposes of TEFAP.
- Authorizes the Secretary to coordinate with geographically isolated states to establish alternative delivery options.
- Increases funding for TEFAP infrastructure grants to 2030.
Who is affected
- Low-income individuals and families
- State distributing agencies
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Becca [D-VT-At Large] Balint
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3784
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to make commodities available for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Farmers Feeding America Act of 2025
.
Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended—
by striking 2023
each place it appears (except in paragraph (2)(D)(ix)) and inserting 2030
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in clause (viii), by striking and
at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $500,000,000; and
in subparagraph (E)—
by striking 2024
and inserting 2030
; and
specified in subparagraph (D)(ix)and inserting
described in subparagraph (D)(x).
Section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking $100,000,000
and inserting $200,000,000
.
Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by striking 2023
and inserting 2030
.
Section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7515) is amended—
in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
In this paragraph, the term geographically isolated State means—
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
the Virgin Islands of the United States; and
Guam.
At the request of a geographically isolated State, the Secretary shall coordinate with the geographically isolated State—
to allow for the geographically isolated State to order commodities through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
The Secretary may transfer to a geographically isolated State the cash value of not more than 20 percent of the commodities allocated to that geographically isolated State under this section to be used by the geographically isolated State to procure domestically grown food in lieu of receipt of those commodities.
by adding at the end the following: