New Markets for Farmers and Families Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6775 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6775

  To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to reauthorize the 
           farmers' markets and local food promotion program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2025

Ms. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to reauthorize the 
           farmers' markets and local food promotion program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``New Markets for Farmers and Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FARMERS' MARKETS AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM 
              REAUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Matching Funds.--Section 210A(d)(6)(E) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(6)(E)) is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(E) Matching funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An eligible entity that 
                        receives a grant under this paragraph shall 
                        provide matching funds in the form of cash or 
                        an in-kind contribution in an amount that is 
                        equal to 25 percent of the total amount of the 
                        Federal portion of the grant.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to an eligible entity that is carrying 
                        out a priority grant described in clause (i) or 
                        (ii) of subparagraph (C).''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 210A(i) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$100,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``for fiscal year 2019 and each 
                fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of 
                fiscal years 2019 through 2026''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                the following: ``, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 
                and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available 
                until expended.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(B), by adding at the end the 
        following: ``Of the amount made available pursuant to the 
        preceding sentence for a fiscal year, 30 percent shall be 
        reserved for priority grants described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
        subparagraph (C) of subsection (d)(6) for entities that have 
        not received a grant under such subsection in the preceding 3 
        years and will use the funds to establish a new farmers' 
        market. If applications for such priority grants are 
        insufficient in number or merit in a fiscal year, the Secretary 
        may use such reserved funds for grants described in the first 
        sentence of this subparagraph.''.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Secretary of agriculture report.--Not later than 3 
        years after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available on the 
        website of the Department of Agriculture a report describing--
                    (A) the number of applications for a grant under 
                section 210A(d)(6) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
                1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(6)) in the preceding 2 years;
                    (B) the number of such applications that were 
                submitted by eligible entities that had not previously 
                applied for such a grant;
                    (C) the number of such applications that met the 
                requirements for a priority grant described in clause 
                (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C) of such section; and
                    (D) the number of grants awarded relating to the 
                applications described in paragraph (2) and (3), 
                respectively.
            (2) Inspector general report.--Not later than 3 years after 
        the date of the enactment of this section, the Inspector 
        General of the Department of Agriculture shall make publicly 
        available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a 
        report describing--
                    (A) any fraud or abuse related to the grant program 
                under section 210A(d)(6) of the Agricultural Marketing 
                Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(6)) in the preceding 2 
                years; and
                    (B) the effects of the amendment made by subsection 
                (a) on participation in such grant program.
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