H.R. 6697 Introduced Agriculture and Food

EAT Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act

To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations; and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Introduced December 12, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (1 D, 1 R) Latest action January 13, 2026

Summary

Expanding Access To Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act or the EAT Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act
This bill amends The Emergency Food Assistance Program to authorize the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to provide funds for states to purchase priority agricultural products (e.g., fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains) from eligible small businesses and distribute them to needy persons through emergency feeding organizations.
Eligible small businesses under this FNS program include growers, packers, processors, distributors, food-hubs, or cooperatives that are (1) underserved (e.g., women-owned or veteran owned); or (2) composed of or source agricultural products from beginning farmers or small or mid-sized farms that are structured as family farms.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must also create a cross-agency working group to review and reconsider how USDA's procurement of priority agricultural products can be directed to support a wider range of agricultural producers and product distributors in a manner that meets goals such as nutrition security, resilient local and regional food systems, and rural job creation.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. Dec 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  3. Dec 12, 2025 Introduced in House

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