Local Farms and Food Act of 2023
Latest action · May 15, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Local Farms and Food Act of 2023
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, LAMP grants may also be used to support (1) the purchase of general purpose equipment, and (2) the logistics required for the redemption of federal nutrition benefits at farmers' markets.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a simplified turnkey application project form for eligible entities, including food hubs, that request less than $100,000 and choose from the specific project categories of (1) direct-to-consumer projects, (2) local and regional food market and enterprise projects, and (3) general purpose equipment grants.
The bill also reauthorizes and provides funding for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program through FY2028.
Further, the bill amends the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program to increase the maximum federal cost share to 75% from 50%. Further, under the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program, USDA must establish a panel to review submitted grant applications and make recommendations.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2023 to Sep 27, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | May 25, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 25, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 29, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 27, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- Apr 19, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 65, April 19, 2023, page H1887.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12017 | Farm Bill Primer: Horticulture Title and Related Provisions Archived | Resource | Jan 30, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1205 | Local Farms and Food Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Apr 19, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify market development programs under the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Local Farms and Food Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
