Introduced:
Jan 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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Actions
4
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2025
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<p><strong>Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act (MAPLE) Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).</p><p>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).</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 9, 2025
Subjects (1)
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (4)
(R-NY)
Sep 26, 2025
Sep 26, 2025
(R-NY)
Aug 15, 2025
Aug 15, 2025
(R-NY)
Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
(D-CT)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,174 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 9, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 6:06 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 293 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 293
To expand the seniors farmers' market program to include maple syrup.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To expand the seniors farmers' market program to include maple syrup.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 293 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 293
To expand the seniors farmers' market program to include maple syrup.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To expand the seniors farmers' market program to include maple syrup.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Agricultural Products Locally
Essential
(MAPLE) Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 4402
(b)
(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.
(b)
(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007
(b)
(1) ) is amended by striking ``and herbs'' and
inserting ``herbs, and maple syrup''.
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