# 116-hr-7656: Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act

116-hr-7656, Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7656
- Congress: 116
- Title: Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants to agricultural producers and other agricultural entities to support worker and public health and safety, or to adapt production, processing, distribution, and sales systems, in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In awarding grants, preference shall be given to applications containing proposals intended to (1) expand access to food for participants in USDA food and nutrition programs; (2) enhance food distribution in high-need or underserved areas; (3) address local agricultural product oversupply issues and reduce food waste; or (4) benefit young, beginning, or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. The amount of a grant shall not exceed $15,000 for individual agricultural producers and $35,000 for other agricultural entities. USDA must conduct outreach to states and eligible entities with respect to the availability of grants under the bill.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7656 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7656)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-8002: Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8002)
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- [116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lew…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7799)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7656 (as of 2025-11-18).