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New Markets for Farmers and Families Act
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to reauthorize the farmers' markets and local food promotion program.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes and expands the farmers' markets and local food promotion program under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. It increases annual funding for the program from $50 million to $100 million through 2026, with $50 million authorized for 2027 and beyond. The bill reduces matching fund requirements for grant recipients to 25 percent of the federal grant amount, with an exemption for priority grants supporting new farmers' markets in communities that have not received prior grants within the preceding three years. The bill reserves 30 percent of annual funding specifically for these priority grants to establish new farmers' markets in underserved areas. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture and its Inspector General to report on grant applications, awards, and fraud or abuse within three years of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lauren Underwood’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO $33,465
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $26,150
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA $18,100
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $16,800
- CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Lauren Underwood → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- May 20, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Ms. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to reauthorize the farmers’ markets and local food promotion program.
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 “New Markets for Farmers and Families Act”.
SEC. 2. FARMERS’ MARKETS AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Matching Funds.—Section 210A(d)(6)(E) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(6)(E)) is amended to read as follows:
“(E) Matching funds.—
“(i) In general.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this paragraph shall provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the total amount of the Federal portion of the grant.
“(ii) Exception.—Clause (i) shall not apply to an eligible entity that is carrying out a priority grant described in clause (i) or
(ii) of subparagraph (C).”.
(b) Funding.—Section 210A(i) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “$50,000,000” and inserting “$100,000,000”;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking “for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter” and inserting “for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2026”; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.”; and
(3) in paragraph (3)(B), by adding at the end the following: “Of the amount made available pursuant to the preceding sentence for a fiscal year, 30 percent shall be reserved for priority grants described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C) of subsection (d)(6) for entities that have not received a grant under such subsection in the preceding 3 years and will use the funds to establish a new farmers’ market. If applications for such priority grants are insufficient in number or merit in a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such reserved funds for grants described in the first sentence of this subparagraph.”.
(c) Reports.—
(1) Secretary of agriculture report.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report describing—
(A) the number of applications for a grant under section 210A(d)(6) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(6)) in the preceding 2 years;
(B) the number of such applications that were submitted by eligible entities that had not previously applied for such a grant;
(C) the number of such applications that met the requirements for a priority grant described in clause
(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C) of such section; and
(D) the number of grants awarded relating to the applications described in paragraph (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Inspector general report.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report describing—
(A) any fraud or abuse related to the grant program under section 210A(d)(6) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(6)) in the preceding 2 years; and
(B) the effects of the amendment made by subsection
(a) on participation in such grant program. <all>
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