# 119-hr-293: Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act

119-hr-293, Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-293
- Congress: 119
- Title: Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes maple syrup eligible under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.** The MAPLE Act amends 7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1) to add "maple syrup" alongside herbs as an eligible item. Participating seniors may use their SFMNP benefits or vouchers to obtain maple syrup in the same way they obtain other covered farm products.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Seniors can buy maple syrup: benefit, low. If enacted, seniors enrolled in the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program would be able to use their SFMNP benefits to buy maple syrup at authorized farmers' markets and approved vendors. The bill would add "maple syrup" to the program's list of eligible products. It would not change who qualif…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/293)

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- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1410: 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1410)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-293 (as of 2026-04-21).