HR 1538 · in committee · significant
Delivering for Rural Seniors Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill funds grants for states to deliver food commodities to low-income seniors aged 60+ through home delivery services.
- Rural seniors participating in the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program are the primary beneficiaries of these grants.
- States receive competitive grants to cover transportation, staffing, and outreach costs for home delivery pilots, with annual reporting required.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would states prioritize which rural counties receive home delivery grants given limited funding and varying senior population densities?
- 02
What evidence suggests home delivery is more cost-effective than existing pickup-based commodity distribution for reaching isolated seniors?
- 03
Which states and seniors might be left without new services if grant competition limits funding to only a few successful applicants?
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Sponsor · R-IA-3
Zachary Nunn
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
23/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-28
Joining the bill
Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original
Gabe Vasquez
D-NM-2
Eugene Simon Vindman
D-VA-7
Sharice Davids
D-KS-3
Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13
Jill N. Tokuda
D-HI-2
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1
Young Kim
R-CA-40
Jim Costa
D-CA-21
Lloyd Smucker
R-PA-11
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
R-PA-8
+ 11 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-28 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025-03-28 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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