Support the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act to permanently reinstate and modernize USDA's Local Food for Schools program, connecting local producers and school districts to provide healthier meals to students and new opportunities for farmers.

The Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act would permanently reinstate and modernize USDA’s Local Food for Schools program, which USDA ended in 2025. This program would once again connect local producers and school districts, opening new opportunities for farmers while providing healthy, nutrient-rich meals to students.

Buchanan backed and cosponsored the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act, which would restore and update USDA's Local Food for Schools program to connect local producers with schools and provide healthier meals.

Buchanan Backs Bipartisan Bills to Help Kids Eat Better and Lead Healthier Lives | US Congressman Vern Buchanan
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H.R. 9474: Mr. BUCHANAN.

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announced he is cosponsoring two bills to improve the health of students across Florida: the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act (H.R. 9474)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Buchanan’s office publicly announced his cosponsorship of the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act in the lookback window.

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Buchanan Backs Bipartisan Bills to Help Kids Eat Better and Lead Healthier Lives | US Congressman Vern Buchanan
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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H.R. 9474 (IH) - Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9474ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘Local Foods for Healthy Schools Program’

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text confirms the measure is designed to create the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Program, matching the promise’s policy substance if enacted.

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BILLS-119hr9474ih.pdf
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For fiscal year 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use $200,000,000

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill includes recurring funding language, supporting the claim’s permanent-reinstatement component, but it remains only proposed bill text absent enactment.

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BILLS-119hr9474ih.pdf
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