5316 -- To authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. | Poliscope

To authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program for fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

5316

115th Congress

Agriculture and Food

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

March 15, 2018

Latest Action

April 30, 2018

Primary Sponsor

John J. FasoRepublican(NY)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

80pct

46d open

vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d

Summary

This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program through FY2023. (The program is administered by the Department of Agriculture and awards grants to states, U.S. territories, and Indian tribal governments to provide low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs.)