Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4782 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4782 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments to increase the purchase of local foods, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2025 Mr. Bresnahan (for himself, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Wied, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Costa, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. Adams) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments to increase the purchase of local foods, 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 ``Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act''. SEC. 2. LOCAL FARMERS FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program under which the Secretary will enter into cooperative agreements (on a noncompetitive basis) with eligible entities-- (1) to help support covered local producers through building and expanding economic opportunities; (2) to establish and broaden partnerships with such covered local producers and the food distribution community to ensure distribution of fresh and nutritious foods; and (3) to strengthen such entity's local and regional food security and systems. (b) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity selected to enter into a cooperative agreement under this sectio