H.R. 2379 119th Congress House

Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) under the seniors farmers' mark… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2025 Introduced by: Barry Moore Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Apr 18, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Mar 26, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025

This bill includes tree nuts (including shelled tree nuts) 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, unprepared, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs).

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION
for ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION · Alabama · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION
for ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION · Alabama · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
2 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 2

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Sep 3, 2025

Vasquez, Gabe

New Mexico · Mar 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2379: Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2379/

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