STORE Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6834 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6834 To address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural communities and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural communities 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 ``Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expansion Act of 2025'' or ``STORE Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE EFAP INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS PROGRAM. Section 209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``an emergency feeding organization'' and inserting ``the State agency designated by a State in the State plan required by section 202A (7 U.S.C. 7503)'', (2) in subsection (b)(2)-- (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Preference'', (B) by inserting ``Tribal, low income, and remote'' before ``communities'', and (C) in subparagraph (A) by striking and inserting ``rural'' with ``these'', (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) by striking ``carry out activities of the eligible entity'' and inserting ``distribute grant amounts to support activities'', (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``for the tracking of time-sensitive food products'' and inserting ``needed to safely and efficiently distribute food to people in need'', (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``time-sensitive and perishable food products'' and inserting ``commodities provide