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HR 2379 · in committee · major

Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill adds tree nuts to the list of foods seniors can buy with SFMNP coupons at farmers' markets.
  • Low-income seniors using the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program are directly affected.
  • The change takes effect immediately with no new federal spending required.

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  1. 01

    How might adding tree nuts to SFMNP coupons affect seniors' nutritional options compared to current produce-only purchases?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that tree nuts are a cost-effective nutrition source for low-income seniors at farmers' markets?

  3. 03

    If tree nuts attract more seniors to participate in SFMNP, how might this shift demand at farmers' markets?

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Barry Moore

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Introduced 2025-04-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-18 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

  2. 2025-03-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  3. 2025-03-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-03-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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