HR1538Referred to Committee

Delivering for Rural Seniors Act of 2025

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-24

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Zachary Nunn

Republican · IA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.0% (523 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (23)

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Latest Action

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

2025-03-28

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Plain-English Summary

This bill aims to improve food delivery and nutrition services for elderly people living in rural areas, where grocery stores and meal programs may be far away or hard to reach. It likely addresses challenges like transportation barriers and limited access to healthy food options that seniors in farming communities face. The bill would probably expand or create programs to help get nutritious meals and groceries to rural seniors more easily.

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1538 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1538 To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to establish a pilot grant program to award grants to facilitate home delivery of commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2025 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Crockett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to establish a pilot grant program to award grants to facilitate home delivery of commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, 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 ``Delivering for Rural Seniors Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM. The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following: ``SEC. 5A. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM. ``(a) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are-- ``(1) to award grants for the operation of projects that increase the access of low-income elderly persons to commodities through home delivery; and ``(2) to evaluate such projects. ``(b) In General.--The Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to State agencies to carry out the activities described in subsection (e). ``(c) Maximum Grant Award.--A grant awarded to a State agency under this section may be in an amount not greater than the lesser of-- ``(1) the State's commodity supplemental food program caseload at time of application multiplied by 60; or ``(2) $4,000,000. ``(d) Application.--A State agency seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ``(e) Grant Uses.--A State agency awarded a grant under this section shall distribute grant funds to eligible entities to operate projects that facilitate home delivery of commodities to participants in the commodity supplemental food program, including with respect to costs associated with-- ``(1) transportation and distribution of commodities to participants in the commodity supplemental food program, including transportation and distribution services provided by a third party; ``(2) staffing required to operate home delivery services; and ``(3) outreach to participants or potential participants in the commodity supplemental food program with respect to home delivery. ``(f) Priority.--A State agency awarded a grant under this section shall prioritize eligible entities that serve participants in the commodity supplemental food program who reside in a rural area. ``(g) Report to the Secretary.--No later than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year in which a State agency is awarded a grant under this section and has distributed grant funds to eligible entities, and in each succeeding fiscal year until grant funds are expended, a State agency shall submit a report to the Secretary that includes-- ``(1) a summary of the activities carried out under the project, including the quantity of commodities delivered, number of participants in the commodity supplemental food program served, and total number of deliveries; ``(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the project, including-- ``(A) a calculation of the average cost per delivery; and ``(B) an evaluation of any services provided by a third party; and ``(3) best practices regarding use of home delivery to improve the effectiveness of the commodity supplemental food program. ``(h) Definitions.--In…

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this section: ``(1) Commodity supplemental food program.--The term `commodity supplemental food program' means the program established under section 4. ``(2) CFR terms.--The terms `local agency', `State agency', and `subdistributing agency' have the meanings given such terms in section 247.1 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means-- ``(A) a local agency; or ``(B) a subdistributing agency. ``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning given such term in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)). ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028, to remain available until expended.''. <all>

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