119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 293: Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
As background, the Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).
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
- Joe Courtney D-CTOriginal
- Elise Stefanik R-NY
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Nicole Malliotakis R-NY
- Chris Pappas D-NH
Who scored on this bill
- 1Nicholas Langworthy SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Nicholas Langworthy.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.