118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2378Farmers’ Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2023

To provide increased financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs, to increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting; and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 29, 2023
Last action Apr 25, 2023
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Apr 25, 2023
Agriculture · Education and Workforce
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides for increased support for farmers' markets. This bill reauthorizes, and extends funding for, the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program through FY2028.The bill also (1) expands eligibility for the program by increasing the income limit, (2) increases the minimum individual benefit, and (3) removes the maximum individual benefit limit. The bill extends the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program through FY2028 and increases the minimum and maximum individual benefits under the program. Further, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers' markets or t...

Provisions · 8 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Mar 30, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.