Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025

Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025

This bill includes tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). 

The Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs).

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2379

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.


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                    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

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                                 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)''.
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