HR7455-119

In Committee

To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 9, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H397B9E2B970A44E1BD76BAFDBB0C655D: 1. Direct purchase of commodities Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies:
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 9, 2026

Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Case, Mr. Moylan, Ms. King-Hinds, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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