119th Congress
H.R. 7455
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jill N. Tokuda(D-HI)
- Introduced
- Feb 9, 2026
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (4)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP)
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)
Added later (1)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · Mar 3, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
This bill allows a state to receive cash funds under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to directly purchase agricultural commodities through the private commercial marketplace.
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 distributing agencies.
Specifically, the bill allows an eligible state agency to elect to receive as cash the dollar amount used by USDA to purchase the commodities to distribute to the state.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - Feb 9, 2026
Introduced in House