H.R. 6706 119th Congress House

EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act

Official title: To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 15, 2025 Introduced by: Alma S. Adams Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural insuranceAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovations

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Dec 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Dec 15, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now December 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

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

THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FARM ACTION FUND
for FARM ACTION FUND · Missouri · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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SENATE
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Cosponsors 10

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · May 29, 2026

Chu, Judy

California · Jan 20, 2026

Carson, André

Indiana · Dec 15, 2025

Fields, Cleo

Louisiana · Dec 15, 2025

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Dec 15, 2025

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Dec 15, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Dec 15, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Dec 15, 2025

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Dec 15, 2025

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Dec 15, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6706: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6706/

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"H.R. 6706: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6706/.

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