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HR 7667 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Aging Agricultural marketing and promotion Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations

Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act

Introduced: March 13, 2024 Introduced by: Langworthy, Nicholas A. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Aug 30, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Mar 13, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced in House
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Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act

This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). 

The Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).

What's happening now August 30, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7064 Related bill Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2024
  • S 3942 Related bill MAPLE Act
  • S 2786 Related bill Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 6
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Mar 13, 2024
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 13, 2024
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2024
Williams, Brandon
· Mar 13, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7667: Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7667/
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"H.R. 7667: Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7667/.
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H.R. 7667, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7667/.
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