# 117-hr-8707: Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022

117-hr-8707, Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH); status Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8707
- Congress: 117
- Title: Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
- Introduced: 2022-08-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022 This bill provides for increased support for farmers' markets. The bill extends through FY2028, expands eligibility for, and increases benefits under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The bill extends through FY2025 and increases benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers markets or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing farmers markets. Additionally, the bill requires USDA to establish a pilot grant program in which food banks may voluntarily contract with their local farmers for them to grow produce for food bank programs to promote local procurement of produce.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8707 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8707)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8707 (as of 2025-11-18).