{"bill":{"id":"119-s-4785","congress":119,"type":"S","number":4785,"title":"FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2026-06-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001203","fullName":"Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]","party":"D","state":"MN","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-15","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs."},"policyArea":"Native Americans","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-15","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-15","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill expands and makes permanent a pilot program through which the Department of Agriculture must enter into self-determination contracts with tribal organizations, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to carry out the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). (FDPIR provides,&nbsp;in lieu of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food commodities to low-income households on Indian reservations and to Native American families residing in Oklahoma or in designated areas near Oklahoma.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-17T20:03:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":559,"ts":"2026-10-13T08:49:17.101Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=FDPIR%20Tribal%20Food%20Sovereignty%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}