# 119-hr-4782: Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act

119-hr-4782, Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4782
- Congress: 119
- Title: Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 73
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would boost local food purchasing and rural farm economies by funding USDA cooperative agreements.** The bill would create a program for noncompetitive cooperative agreements that let eligible entities buy unprocessed or minimally processed local foods and expand markets for small, mid-size, beginning, and veteran producers. - Farmers and producers: Small, mid-size, beginning, and veteran producers would get new buyers and support. Grantees must ensure at least 25% of their annual purchases come from these priority producers. - Community access and technical help: Eligible entities would use awards to buy and distribute fresh local foods to nonprofits and other food distributors and to provide technical assistance like food safety training. - Funding and rules: The bill would supply $200 million in mandatory funding each year starting in FY2026 and authorize $200 million for FY2026 through FY2030. Ten percent of annual funds would go to Tribal governments, each State would receive 1%, and the remainder would be allocated using the Emergency Food Assistance Act formula. Not more than 25% of a cooperative agreement could cover administrative expenses and technical assistance, and at least half of that amount must be used for technical assistance. *Would create mandatory spending of $200 million each year starting in FY2026, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (73)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal purchases for local farmers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Program run by the Secretary of Agriculture. Starting in fiscal year 2026, the Secretary would use $200 million of Commodity Credit Corporation funds each year, and the bill would authorize $200 million per year for 2026–2030…

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- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4782 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4782)

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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4782 (as of 2026-09-21).