118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2723Local Farms and Food Act of 2023

To modify market development programs under the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Apr 19, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 19, 2023
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Referred
May 15, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). The bill reauthorizes LAMP through FY2028, provides additional funding for the program, and expands the program to include grants for food hubs. The bill defines a food hub as a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products to multiple buyers from multiple producers, who are primarily local and regional producers, to strengthen the ability of those producers to satisfy local and regional wholesale, retail, and institutional demands. Further,...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.