The Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 would reauthorize and increase funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which helps provide food to low-income individuals. It would also establish alternative delivery options and allow certain geographically isolated states to directly purchase domestically grown food through the program.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SponsorJon Ossoff (D-GA)
Introduced9/4/2025
StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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American Energy Security Act of 2025
The Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 would reauthorize and increase funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which helps provide food to low-income individuals. It would also establish alternative delivery options and allow certain geograp
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The Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 would reauthorize and increase funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which helps provide food to low-income individuals. It would also establish alternative delivery options and allow certain geographically isolated states to directly purchase domestically grown food through the program.
Bill Number
2713
Sponsor
Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Introduced
9/4/2025
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
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Title
American Energy Security Act of 2025
Bill Number
2713
Sponsor
Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced
9/4/2025
Summary
The Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 would reauthorize and increase funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which helps provide food to low-income individuals. It would also establish alternative delivery options and allow certain geographically isolated states to directly purc
The Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 would reauthorize and increase funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which helps provide food to low-income individuals. It would also establish alternative delivery options and allow certain geographically isolated states to directly purchase domestically grown food through the program.
Last updated: 12/30/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), increases funding for the program, and provides additional delivery options for geographically isolated states (i.e., Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam).</p><p>TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of commodities and makes those food products (e.g., canned, frozen, dried, and fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, dairy, and whole-grain and enriched grain products) available to state distributing agencies.</p><p>The bill increases funding for purchasing commodities under the program.</p><p>Further, the bill directs USDA to coordinate with geographically isolated states to (1) establish alternative delivery options for allocated commodities, and (2) allow for the states to order commodities through the USDA Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. </p><p>USDA may also provide geographically isolated states the ability to directly purchase domestically grown food in lieu of receiving a portion of the commodities. Under this option, USDA may distribute as cash to the state up to 20% of the cash value of the commodities that are allocated to the state under TEFAP. </p><p>Further, USDA may consider additional factors beyond lowest price in determining winning bids for contracts for fresh produce packages (including product variety and transportation distance). </p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Reauthorizes and increases funding for the TEFAP program, which distributes food to low-income Americans
Establishes alternative delivery options for geographically isolated states like Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico
Allows certain states to directly purchase domestically grown food through TEFAP instead of receiving allocated commodities
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
This bill would directly benefit low-income Americans who rely on TEFAP for food assistance, as well as people living in geographically isolated states who currently face challenges accessing TEFAP resources. It could help improve food security and access to nutritious foods for these populations.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Related Subjects
Alaska
Emergency planning and evacuation
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Guam
Hawaii
Northern Mariana Islands
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
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Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
2713, 119th Congress (2025). "American Energy Security Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2713
