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Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 26, 2025

Latest action (Apr 18, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Referred to
Agriculture Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food

Summary

This Act amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program to include tree nuts, both shelled and unshelled, as eligible foods that seniors can purchase using their program benefits. The program currently authorizes seniors to buy produce and herbs at farmers' markets; this amendment adds tree nuts to the list of approved items. The change allows participating seniors to use their existing nutrition program benefits to purchase items such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, and other tree nuts. No new funding or changes to the program's structure are created; it is solely an expansion of eligible food categories.

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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Apr 18, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. · house
  2. Mar 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
  3. Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 1145 — Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 89%
  • HR 4657 — Next Generation Farmer Act · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 3784 — Farmers Feeding America Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 1246 — Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 1991 — Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 6436 — To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 26, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 26, 2025

Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Vasquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1)) is amended by striking “and herbs” and inserting “herbs, and tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts)”. <all>

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