119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 1538: Delivering for Rural Seniors Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill directs the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to award competitive grants to state agencies under a home delivery pilot program for participants in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
As background, the CSFP works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious Department of Agriculture foods.
Under the pilot program, a state agency must distribute grant funds to an eligible entity (i.e., a local agency or subdistributing agency) to operate projects that facilitate home delivery of commodities to CSFP participants. Grant funds may be used for costs associated with
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- transportation and distribution of commodities to CSFP participants,
- staffing required to operate home delivery services, and
- home delivery outreach to CSFP participants or potential participants.
A state agency must prioritize eligible entities that serve CSFP participants who reside in rural areas.
A state agency must also submit an annual report to FNS about the project, including best practices regarding the use of home delivery to improve the effectiveness of the CSFP.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jasmine Crockett D-TXOriginal
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-IL
- Sharice Davids D-KS
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Young Kim R-CA
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Lloyd Smucker R-PA
- Robert Bresnahan R-PA
- Carol Miller R-WV
- Guy Reschenthaler R-PA
- Chris Pappas D-NH
- Josh Riley D-NY
- Andrea Salinas D-OR
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Kim Schrier D-WA
- Eric Sorensen D-IL
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Don Bacon R-NE
- John Mannion D-NY
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- Jahana Hayes D-CT
Who scored on this bill
- 1Zachary (Zach) Nunn SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Zachary (Zach) Nunn.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.