Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to create a Fresh Bucks Pilot Program that gives grants to states. States would use the grants to give eligible households a $60 monthly payment, usable within 30 days, to buy fruits, vegetables, herbs, and food-growing plant starts from farmers markets, grocers, farm stands, supermarkets, and other approved retailers. Households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income could apply, and households receiving SNAP benefits would be treated as meeting the income limit. The Secretary would award grants to at least one state in each of five regions, study the program's results, and report to Congress. The program would end 5 years after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Pramila Jayapal Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors