Senator Reed is also working on a bipartisan bill with U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-WV), the Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S.2338), which would help small, local producers access new markets, strengthen our food supply chain, and provide nutritious, locally grown food to children and those in need.
Reed will work to advance the bipartisan Strengthening Local Food Security Act to help small local producers access new markets, strengthen the food supply chain, and provide nutritious locally grown food to children and people in need.
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Evidence
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Reed's office said he secured a $700,000 federal earmark for Farm Fresh RI and is also working with Sen. Jim Justice on S.2338, the Strengthening Local Food Security Act, to help small local producers access markets, strengthen food supply chains, and provide locally grown food to children and people in need.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee section-by-section lists Sec. 4306, Strengthening Local Food Security Program, requiring USDA cooperative agreements and authorizing $200 million in discretionary funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Assessments
The promise was framed as working to advance the bipartisan Strengthening Local Food Security Act, not guaranteeing enactment or implementation. In the same Senate term, Reed sponsored S.2338 with Sen. Justice, continued publicly advocating for it, and its core program was incorporated into the Senate Agriculture Committee farm bill discussion draft. The bill had not been enacted as of the provided August 2026 evidence, so this is delivery of the advancement/work commitment rather than completion of the underlying food-security program.