H.R. 8707: Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-08-12 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-08-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022

Plain summary

Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022 This bill provides for increased support for farmers' markets. The bill extends through FY2028, expands eligibility for, and increases benefits under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The bill extends through FY2025 and increases benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers markets or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing farmers markets. Additionally, the bill requires USDA to establish a pilot grant program in which food banks may voluntarily contract with their local farmers for them to grow produce for food bank programs to promote local procurement of produce.

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Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022

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Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · 5 cosponsors

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Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Dwight Evans (D-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] reported raising $5.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8707.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8707 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117