# 119-hr-7455: To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.

119-hr-7455, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7455
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Lets eligible States convert federal commodity entitlement funds into cash to buy food directly from private suppliers.** The bill would add a new direct-purchase option to the Emergency Food Assistance Act so an eligible State can elect to receive all of its entitlement funds as cash to purchase commodities through the private commercial marketplace.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States may get cash to buy food: mixed, low. This bill would allow an eligible State to elect to receive all of that State's entitlement funds as cash so the State would buy commodities in the private commercial marketplace. The bill would define "entitlement funds" as the dollar amount the Secretary uses to purchase commodities under 7 U.S.C…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7455 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7455)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7455 (as of 2026-07-25).