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H.R. 6725

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Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act
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Committee
Latest Action · May 5, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
May 5, 2020
Cosponsors (16)
15D 1R
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Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use specified federal funding to purchase specialty crops, dairy, meat, and poultry products from specific agricultural producers relying on markets affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to provide to food assistance programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program. USDA must also provide additional funding to the states for the purpose of procuring food products to support food assistance programs within each state. USDA and the states must use at least 10% of the funding to purchase crops and products that would otherwise have been sold through direct-to-consumer, direct-to-institution, direct-to-retail, or direct-to-restaurant marketing channels.

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