HR 6834 — STORE Act of 2025

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in House Current html December 18, 2025

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The bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act to change the definition of eligible entity, adjust funding amounts, and specify grant uses.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  an emergency feeding organization → the State agency designated by a State in the State plan required by section 202A (7 U.S.C. 7503)

  It changes the definition of eligible entity from an emergency feeding organization to the designated State agency.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  50 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to make grants to eligible entities that serve predominantly rural communities for the purposes of— → 50 percent of these funds for a fiscal year to make grants to eligible entities serving Tribal, low income, and remote communities for the purposes of—

  It expands the funding preference from predominantly rural communities to include Tribal, low income, and remote communities.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  carry out activities of the eligible entity → distribute grant amounts to support activities

  It clarifies that eligible entities use grants to distribute funds rather than directly carry out activities.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  for the tracking of time-sensitive food products → needed to safely and efficiently distribute food to people in need

  It broadens the purpose of computerized systems from just tracking to include overall efficient food distribution.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  time-sensitive and perishable food products → commodities provided by the Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other sources

  It expands the scope of items that grants may be used for to include all Secretary-provided commodities.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  through the support of small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries, and aquaculture, and donations from local food producers and manufacturers to persons in need → , including expanding mobile and home delivery options and assessments or professional studies of outreach activities

  It adds provisions to support mobile delivery and outreach assessments.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  providing recovered foods to food banks and similar nonprofit emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States → providing recovered foods to nonprofit, governmental, and Tribal emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States

  It broadens the types of food providers that can receive support to include governmental and Tribal organizations.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  rural areas → underserved areas identified in subsection (b)(2)

  It specifies that assistance must also be directed to underserved areas.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  constructing → renovating

  It changes the focus from constructing facilities to also include renovating existing structures.

• 7 U.S.C. § 7511a

  $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023 → $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2030

  It increases the authorized appropriations from $15 million to $25 million and extends the authorization period.

Action History

1. May 20, 2026

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

2. December 18, 2025

   Introduced in House

3. December 18, 2025

   Introduced in House

4. December 18, 2025

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsors

• Kim Schrier · Cosponsor
• Andrea Salinas · Cosponsor
• Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor
• Suzanne Bonamici · Primary

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