Healthy Foods for Native Seniors Act has not moved since its introduction on Mar 18, 2025, with no cosponsors
IntroducedMar 18, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 57 words.
Healthy Foods for Native Seniors Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a demonstration project that allows tribal entities (e.g., Indian tribes) to enter into self-determination contracts to purchase agricultural commodities under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). The CSFP distributes monthly food packages to low-income older individuals through local organizations (including tribal organizations).
Context
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 63 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 709 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightFederal-Indian relationsFood supply, safety, and labelingIndian social and development programsMinority healthNutrition and diet
- Latest action
- Apr 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]