# 119-s-3471: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act

119-s-3471, EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3471
- Congress: 119
- Title: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would use federal food purchasing to prioritize equity, worker protections, and climate-friendly farm practices.** The bill creates rules, targets, and funding so the Department of Agriculture would buy more food from beginning, veteran, and socially disadvantaged producers, favor vendors with worker protections, and reward practices that cut emissions and limit deforestation.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants and pilot to help vendors: benefit, high. This bill would create a best‑value procurement pilot and vendor readiness program. The pilot must select bids equal to at least 20% of USDA annual food spending and ends five years after enactment. USDA would give technical assistance and run competitive grants for covered producers and cooperativ…
- More USDA buying from small farms: benefit, medium. This bill would require USDA to prioritize four buying goals: equity, resilient supply chains, worker well‑being, and climate. The Secretary would competitively seek contracts with covered producers and offer technical assistance. For each fiscal year 2026 through 2031 USDA would use at least $2,00…
- Who counts as covered producers: benefit, medium. This bill would define who counts as a covered producer or covered entity for USDA buying. Beginning farmers would be those who never ran a farm or who ran one for 10 years or less. A small or medium farm would qualify if gross cash farm income is under $999,999 or by acreage rules the Secretary se…
- New rules to limit deforestation: mixed, medium. This bill would require suppliers of forest‑risk commodities to show where products come from. They would need maps, owner details, geolocations, and full supply‑chain traceability. Suppliers would also need measures to avoid deforestation, protect biodiversity, and get free, prior, and informed co…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3471 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3471)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3471 (as of 2026-09-10).