Preserving Community Food Assistance Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8953 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8953

To amend the Food Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 to restore choice to 
community food assistance providers to request identification, at their 
                  discretion, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2026

  Mr. Yakym introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend the Food Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 to restore choice to 
community food assistance providers to request identification, at their 
                  discretion, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Community Food Assistance 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 202A(b)(4) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 7503(b)(4)) is amended by inserting ``(at the option of the 
State agency based on documented proof of residency such as a photo 
identification card, a piece of mail, residency documentation, or other 
similar document)'' after ``residing''.
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