118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6203Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023

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.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Nov 2, 2023
Last action Mar 1, 2024
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Mar 1, 2024
Agriculture
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Committee
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill reauthorizes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), increases funding for the program, and provides additional delivery options for geographically isolated states (i.e., Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam). TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of commodities and makes those food products (e.g., canned, frozen, dried, and fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, dairy, and whole-grain and enriched grain products) available to state distrib...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Mar 1, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.