Healthy Foods for Native Seniors Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a demonstration project to allow Tribal entities to purchase agricultural commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes.
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What This Bill Does
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).
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- House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced
- Committee

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