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MAPLE Act

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Introduced:
Jan 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food

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2
Actions
5
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
8
Subjects
1
Text Versions
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Jan 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in Senate - Jan 9, 2025 00
<p><strong>Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act or the&nbsp;MAPLE Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible&nbsp;foods under the&nbsp;Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).&nbsp;</p><p>As background, the Department of Agriculture's&nbsp;SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that&nbsp;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 (2)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Jan 9, 2025

Subjects (8)

Aging Agricultural marketing and promotion Agriculture and Food (Policy Area) Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate

Jan 9, 2025

Full Bill Text

Length: 1,396 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: Jan 9, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 57 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 57

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include
maple syrup under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
King, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include
maple syrup under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program.

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 Act'' or the ``MAPLE Act''.
SEC. 2.
PROGRAM.
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 inserting ``maple syrup,''
before ``and herbs''.
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