Contact Congress about H.R. 4782: Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act

USDA would fund states and Tribal governments to buy local food. That food would go to groups that help feed communities. Some money must reach smaller, newer, and veteran producers.

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Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Latest action on H.R. 4782: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects local farmers, ranchers, fishers, food processors, state agencies, Tribal governments, and food distribution groups. Smaller, mid-size, beginning, and veteran producers could get new chances to sell food into public programs. State and Tribal agencies would have to manage the agreements, buy the food, and work with distribution groups. Communities served by nonprofits and other food groups could receive more local and lightly processed foods.

Why this matters: This bill could change who gets paid when public money buys food for community programs. It aims to give local producers steadier markets and give food programs more local, healthy food. It could matter most in places where small farms and food banks struggle to connect. The real results are uncertain because they depend on funding levels and how each state or Tribal government runs its program.

Key provisions in H.R. 4782

• USDA must create the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Program. It would use direct, noncompetitive agreements with eligible partners.
• Eligible partners include state agencies, commissions, or departments that handle agriculture, buying goods, food distribution, emergency response, or similar work. Tribal governments also qualify.
• Program money must buy local food that is raw or only lightly processed. The food can include produce, grains, meat, seafood, eggs, milk, and dairy, and it must come from within 400 miles or inside the partner's area.
• Each eligible partner must buy at least 25% of its yearly food from certain producers. Those producers are small farms, mid-size farms, beginning farmers or ranchers, and veteran farmers or ranchers.
• Food bought with program money must go to groups that know how to distribute food, including nonprofits. The goal is to improve access to healthy and nutritious food.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 4782

What is H.R. 4782?

USDA would fund states and Tribal governments to buy local food. That food would go to groups that help feed communities. Some money must reach smaller, newer, and veteran producers.

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