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This bill would let the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program cover maple syrup, in addition to the foods it already supports. The goal is to give older adults another locally made farm product they can buy with these benefits, helping both seniors and maple syrup producers. In simple terms, it updates the list of allowed items so maple syrup can be included in the program.
- It changes the current rules for the seniors farmers’ market program by adding maple syrup to the list of products that can be purchased.
- The bill is meant to support local farm goods and make the program more useful for seniors who shop at farmers’ markets.
- It also gives the bill a short name for reference, but the main change is the addition of maple syrup to the program.
Official Summaries
Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act (MAPLE) Act
This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
As background, 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, herbs, and honey).
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 293 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 293
To expand the seniors farmers' market program to include maple syrup.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To expand the seniors farmers' market program to include maple syrup.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Agricultural Products Locally
Essential (MAPLE) Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.
Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``and herbs'' and
inserting ``herbs, and maple syrup''.
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