# 114-hr-4967: Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016

114-hr-4967, Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4967
- Congress: 114
- Title: Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- Introduced: 2016-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.)

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6443: Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6318: Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act
- 114-hr-6189: Buffalo Tract Protection Act
- 114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4967 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4967)

## Related
- [114-hr-6443: Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6443)
- [114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premiu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6428)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6318: Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6318)
- [114-hr-6189: Buffalo Tract Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6189)
- [114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6097)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4967 (as of 2025-11-18).