{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8424","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8424,"title":"Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-04-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001221","fullName":"Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]","party":"D","state":"MI","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-21","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a streamlined process for farmers and ranchers to provide benefits under certain federal nutrition programs. These programs include&nbsp;the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP).</p><p>Specifically, USDA must establish a streamlined application process&nbsp;for farmers and ranchers to apply to be vendors under the nutrition programs, including by developing a single application for the programs or an information sharing system. USDA must also develop a streamlined process for these vendors to use standardized technology&nbsp;to process program benefits&nbsp;(such as a single piece of equipment or a mobile application).</p><p>Further, USDA must ensure that the program benefit processing equipment and systems made available by a state agency are appropriate for the entity. For example, this includes ensuring wireless or mobile processing equipment and technology systems are appropriate&nbsp;for farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer markets.</p>","updateDate":"2026-05-29T15:49:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":89,"ts":"2026-05-29T23:22:46.088Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Promoting%20Access%20to%20Local%20Agriculture%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}