# 115-hr-5276: Food for Peace Modernization Act

115-hr-5276, Food for Peace Modernization Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by ED ROYCE (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5276
- Congress: 115
- Title: Food for Peace Modernization Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2018-03-14
- Sponsor: ED ROYCE (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Food for Peace Modernization Act This bill amends the Food for Peace Act to revise the Food for Peace program under the U.S. Agency for International Development, which provides assistance, including agricultural commodities, overseas. The bill expands food security assistance authorities. The bill recognizes that American farmers play an integral role in U.S. food assistance and agricultural development programs overseas. Assistance shall be directed toward areas of greatest need, coordinated with indigenous organizations and beneficiary groups. The bill extends authorities under the Act for (1) prepositioning agricultural commodities, (2) the micronutrient fortification program, and (3) the farmer-to-farmer training program. It removes provisions setting minimum levels for purchase of U.S. agricultural commodities and for nonemergency assistance.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2018-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2018-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
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- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5129: Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
- 115-hr-3030: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5276)

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- [115-hr-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1318)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5129: Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5129)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-3030: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3030)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5276 (as of 2025-11-18).