# 119-hr-3956: Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025

119-hr-3956, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3956
- Congress: 119
- Title: Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Tribal self-determination over the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)** would let Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations run FDPIR through negotiated self-determination contracts and self-governance agreements with the Department of Agriculture. - Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations could request contracts or agreements to purchase commodities and run FDPIR services on their reservations. They are presumed eligible if they meet the eligibility rules in title I or title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. - Reservation households could receive commodities chosen by their Tribe that must be domestically produced and must equal or exceed the nutrition of current FDPIR packages or have Tribal significance to the Tribe. - The Secretary of Agriculture would negotiate and oversee these agreements, consult with Tribes on how Tribal organizations participate, and must report to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees within one year and annually thereafter. - Existing FDPIR demonstration projects under the 2018 farm law would end once the performance periods finish for Tribes holding those demonstration contracts.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tribes could run reservation food program: benefit, medium. If enacted, Tribes and Tribal organizations could ask USDA to run the reservation food program and buy the foods. Eligibility would follow Indian Self-Determination rules, and USDA would consult with Tribes on how groups can take part. Foods would have to be grown in the U.S., keep the same total a…
- Tribal food program demos would end: cost, low. If enacted, special demonstration projects in the Tribal food program would end. This would happen after the last demo contract’s performance period finishes. If your household gets demo-only features, those could stop when that contract ends. This applies only to Tribes with those demo contracts.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3956 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3956)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Constructi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5371)
- [119-hr-6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Envi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6938)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7006)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3956 (as of 2026-04-21).