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H.R. 7455

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7455, the To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Feb 9, 2026 by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 7455 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb7455/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7455 IH: To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7455  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 9, 2026   Ms. Tokuda  (for herself,  Mr. Case ,  Mr. Moylan ,  Ms. King-Hinds , and  Mr. Hernández ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
1.
Direct purchase of commodities
Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7502 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
(b)
Direct purchase of commodities
(1)
Definitions
In this subsection:
(A)
Eligible State
The term  eligible State  has the meaning given the term in section 4206(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 7518(b) ).
(B)
Entitlement funds
The term  entitlement funds , with respect to an eligible State, means the dollar amount used by the Secretary to purchase commodities pursuant to section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036 ) to distribute to the eligible State in accordance with section 214.
(2)
Direct purchase
The Secretary shall allow an eligible State to elect to receive all of the entitlement funds of the eligible State as cash to make direct purchases of commodities through the private commercial marketplace.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-02-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 9, 2026

hb7455/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/09/2026)

This bill allows a state to receive cash funds under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to directly purchase agricultural commodities through the private commercial marketplace.

TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of commodities and makes those food products (e.g., canned, frozen, dried, and fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, dairy, and whole-grain and enriched grain products) available to state distributing agencies.

Specifically, the bill allows an eligible state agency to elect to receive as cash the dollar amount used by USDA to purchase the commodities to distribute to the state.

Sponsors

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) sponsors H.R. 7455, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7455 went before 2 committees: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 20, 2026 · 79 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Feb 9, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7455 has taken 3 actions since Feb 9, 2026, the latest on Mar 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 20, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Feb 9, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 7455 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7455 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7455 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7455’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr7455/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7455, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026)][House][Pages H2096-H2097]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TOKUDA:H.R. 7455.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H2097]]Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com