# 119-hr-8424: Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026

119-hr-8424, Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8424
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Streamlining vendor access to multiple federal nutrition programs.** This bill would let direct-marketing farmers and ranchers use one application or shared approvals to become vendors for SNAP, the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, WIC (including its farmers’ market component), and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and it would push for standardized mobile or wireless processing at markets and other direct-to-consumer sites. - Direct-marketing farmers and ranchers would be able to apply once or have approval shared across four nutrition programs, cutting duplicate enrollment and paperwork. - Vendors could process benefits through standardized technology, such as a single device or mobile app, to accept payments across those programs. - State agencies and their implementing partners would be required to provide wireless or mobile equipment that is appropriate for farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer venues, and the Agriculture Secretary must report progress to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees within one year.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Modern payment tools for market vendors: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would set a standard way for market vendors to process benefit payments. Vendors could use one device or one mobile app to accept benefits under covered programs. The bill would also require the Secretary to ensure equipment given by a State or its partner fits the vendor.…
- Simpler vendor sign-up across programs: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would define which nutrition programs are covered. It would list SNAP, WIC (including WIC farmers market nutrition), the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program. The Secretary would have to set up a simpler vendor applicatio…

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- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8424 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8424)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8424 (as of 2026-09-21).