# 119-hr-5840: Feed the Community Act

119-hr-5840, Feed the Community Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5840
- Congress: 119
- Title: Feed the Community Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would expand charitable tax deductions to cover donations of food-related equipment, like refrigerators, delivery vehicles, insulated carriers, and meal-prep machines, when given to nonprofits that feed people in need.** - Donors and businesses could treat gifts of qualified food storage equipment, food transportation vehicles, meal transport gear, and meal preparation and packing equipment like food inventory for deduction purposes. The writeoff has limits: a reduction capped at 25% of fair market value for some items, and annual caps of $500 for meal transport equipment and $15,000 for meal preparation and packing equipment. - Food banks and community meal programs would be clear eligible recipients if their primary mission is serving people in need, making it easier for them to receive usable equipment for storage, delivery, and meal production. - The law would add specific definitions for five equipment categories and create an exception to an existing deduction rule. The change would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax break for businesses donating food equipment: benefit, high. If enacted, businesses could get a bigger deduction for donating certain food-related equipment to food nonprofits. Eligible items include food storage equipment, food transportation vehicles, meal transport gear, and meal preparation and packing equipment. These gifts would be treated like donatio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5840 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5840)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5840 (as of 2026-09-21).