Farmers’ Market Local Revitalization Act of 2026

This bill would raise funding for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program to $75 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, and authorize an added $25 million per year to raise the minimum senior benefit to $35, remove the maximum benefit limit, and support a move to electronic benefit delivery. It would reserve at least 10 percent of senior program funds for states, territories, and tribes that did not take part the year before, and let up to half of a senior's benefit be used through community supported agriculture, food hubs, or home delivery. For the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, it would raise the minimum benefit from $10 to $35 and the maximum from $30 to $60, and provide $30 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The Secretary of Agriculture would also study ways to align and simplify farmers' market benefit programs and report to Congress within one year.

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Sponsors

• Michael F. Bennet Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors