# 119-s-4483: Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026

119-s-4483, Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4483
- As of: 2026-07-15
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4483
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Would create a single, unified application and shared payment-processing technology for direct-marketing farmers across key federal nutrition programs.** The bill would let farmers use one application or an automatic information‑sharing system so approval in one program can count for the others and reduce duplicate paperwork. - Direct-marketing farmers and ranchers would face fewer administrative barriers when seeking vendor status and could be prequalified across the covered programs instead of applying separately to each one. - Low-income families, seniors, and WIC participants could gain better access to local produce because more farmers might accept benefits across SNAP, the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, WIC (including its Farmers' Market Nutrition Program), and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program. - The Agriculture Secretary would have to build the shared application or information system, create standardized processing technology (like a single device or mobile app) for benefit redemption, and report progress to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees within one year.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier vendor enrollment and payments for farmers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it easier for farmers and ranchers who sell directly to consumers to become vendors for several federal nutrition programs. It would cover SNAP; the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program; WIC (including the WIC farmers' market program); and the Gus Schumacher Nutr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4483 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4483)

## Related
- [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-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4483 (as of 2026-07-15).