# 119-s-4779: A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes. 119-s-4779, A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4779 - As of: 2026-07-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4779 - Congress: 119 - Title: A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes. - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-15 - Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Agriculture and Food - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-08 ## Summary **Expand access to healthy foods** and strengthen local food systems by funding school microgrants, frontier food distribution, small-scale processing, and new seafood and seaweed programs to help rural, tribal, and coastal communities build local supply chains. This bill would also add labeling rules for wild, cultivated, and genetically engineered seafood and expand tribal and procurement authorities. ## Provisions PRIA read - More food help for remote communities: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $100 million to help open food banks and pantries in remote noncontiguous frontier communities that currently lack them. Emergency feeding groups in the official program would be able to use program funds to buy locally produced food. The bill would also let pub… - SNAP online rules and protections: benefit, medium. If enacted, stores would need an approved plan to accept SNAP for online orders that shows how only eligible foods can be bought and how shoppers are protected. The Agriculture Secretary would consult stakeholders, report within 120 days, and issue rules within 1 year. SNAP could pay delivery and o… - Grants and research for coastal seafood: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA (with Commerce) would deliver a seafood processing action plan in 180 days and pick 5 coastal communities for competitive pilot grants. The bill would authorize $15 million in 2027 and $15 million in 2028 for processing projects, cap indirect costs at 10 percent and admin at 5 perc… - More agricultural research and training: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $5 million each year starting in 2027 for agricultural research at land-grant colleges and state agriculture agencies in States without an ARS facility. It would allow national agricultural research grants to run up to 5 years, permit buying or leasing lab equip… - Community woody biomass grants expanded: benefit, low. If enacted, the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program would be allowed to fund processing and distribution services and equipment for woody biomass. Grants could cover processing and distribution projects and new types of wood product facilities. Schools or hospitals in low-income commu… - Federal cut-flower buy rules changed: benefit, low. If enacted, one year after enactment certain federal agencies would only be allowed to buy cut flowers and greens grown in a qualifying U.S. area (State, DC, territory, or tribal area) for procurements made in the United States. Agencies could accept a non‑qualifying gift for display only if the or… - Tribal self-governance at USDA: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would study a Tribal self-governance demonstration and, within 18 months, send Congress a report and plan to create a USDA Office of Self-Governance and implement the plan. USDA could enter self-determination contracts with Tribes to carry out Forest Service… - Seafood labels and EEZ limits: mixed, medium. If enacted, fish sold as "Wild USA" or "Wild American" would have to be born in the wild or released to the wild, caught in U.S. federal or navigable waters, and, if by vessel, taken on a U.S. vessel. Fish made from harvested fish cells would need the word "Cultivated" before the market name. Fish… ## Related bills - 119-s-2431: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 - 119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026 - 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025 - 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-4779 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4779) ## Related - [119-s-2431: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2431) - [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120) - [119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4976) - [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541) - [119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2022) - [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4779 (as of 2026-07-08).