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US HB7455
Bill
Status
2/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jill Tokuda
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow eligible states to receive their entitlement funds as cash instead of commodities purchased by the federal government
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Eligible states (as defined in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) may elect to use these funds to directly purchase commodities through the private commercial marketplace
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Entitlement funds are defined as the dollar amounts the Secretary uses to purchase commodities under Section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 for distribution to states
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Introduced February 9, 2026 by Rep. Tokuda with bipartisan cosponsors including representatives from Hawaii, Guam, and other territories/states
Legislative Description
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2/9/2026