STORE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Bonamici
Introduced
Summary
Boosts infrastructure support for food banks in Tribal, remote, and low-income rural communities. This bill would reorient Emergency Food Assistance Program infrastructure grants so states run the program, broaden who can get grants, allow modernized uses, and fund a national cold storage study.
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- Food banks and rural households would get more help renovating and upgrading storage and delivery. Grants may cover renovations, mobile and home delivery, and broader handling of commodities.
- State agencies would administer grants through their designated State agency and may award funds to nonprofit, Tribal, and governmental recipients in underserved areas.
- The bill sets grant funding at $25.0 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2030, limits administrative costs to 10 percent, and provides $1.0 million for a national refrigerated storage and delivery needs study.
*This bill would increase federal spending by about $25.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030 plus a $1.0 million study.*
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More food aid for rural and Tribal areas
If enacted, states would receive $25,000,000 each year from 2026 through 2030 for Emergency Food Assistance infrastructure grants. The bill would make the State agency named in each State plan the grant administrator and let grants go to nonprofits, Tribal governments, and other government entities. Grants would pay for renovating storage, buying USDA and other food supplies, expanding mobile and home delivery, and doing outreach studies. Grants would limit administrative costs to 10 percent and would take effect on enactment.
Study on cold storage for food banks
If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would study shortages of refrigerated and frozen storage space and refrigerated trucks for emergency food organizations. The report would estimate national costs to buy new coolers, freezers, refrigerated and dry trucks, and trailers. The study would be due not later than two years after enactment. Congress would provide $1,000,000 to carry out the study.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bonamici
OR • D
Cosponsors
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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