CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)

Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act

H.R. 4782 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Republican bill with 50 Democratic cosponsors · See all 73 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act directs the Secretary of Agriculture to create a program using cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments. This program aims to support covered local producers by expanding economic opportunities and strengthening local food security. Funds are to be used for purchasing unprocessed or minimally processed local foods, such as meat, dairy, and produce. The bill requires that at least 25 percent of these purchases come from specific groups like small, mid-size, beginning, or veteran producers. Additionally, the program provides technical assistance for food safety and local agricultural value chains.

Yes· 3 of 12

  • Scored +7

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    The bill provides direct economic opportunities and technical assistance for food safety and value chains.

  • Scored +7

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill specifically mandates that at least 25 percent of purchases support small, mid-size, beginning, or veteran producers.

  • Scored +6

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Local producers receive direct economic opportunities and technical assistance through this program.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.