The Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act will allow states, through USDA, to establish cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations. Through these agreements, funds will be used to purchase local, fresh, and minimally processed foods like seafood, meat, milk, cheese, eggs, fruit, and poultry. The bill also sets aside a portion of these funds to purchase food specifically from small, mid-size, beginning, and veteran farmers.
Support legislation that connects local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations through USDA cooperative agreements, using funds to purchase local fresh and minimally processed foods and setting aside funds for small, mid-size, beginning, and veteran farmers.
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Evidence
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Press release states the House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on April 30, 2026 and that it included Rep. Bresnahan’s Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act. It says the act would let states, through USDA, enter cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations, use funds to purchase local fresh and minimally processed foods, and set aside a portion for small, mid-size, beginning, and veteran farmers.
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The bill text includes SEC. 4306, Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Program, directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program using cooperative agreements with eligible entities and to purchase unprocessed or minimally processed local foods, while reserving a share for small-size producers, mid-size producers, beginning farmers or ranchers, or veteran farmers or ranchers.
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GovInfo shows the reported version of H.R. 7567 and indicates it was reported with amendment and ordered printed, reflecting concrete committee action on the farm bill vehicle that carries the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Program.
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House Agriculture Committee markup materials for H.R. 7567 identify supporting documentation for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, including section-by-section materials and the bill text for committee consideration.
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The Congressional Record contains floor material referencing the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Program and the cooperative agreement framework, including purchase of fresh/local foods and support for beginning and veteran farmers, indicating active House floor consideration immediately before passage.
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All actions page shows H.R. 7567 was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, with no later legislative actions visible on that page beyond referral/intro in the cached record.
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OMB’s Statements of Administration Policy page lists H.R. 7567 (April 27, 2026), showing the bill remained under active executive-branch review during the lookback window.
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The August 6, 2026 Senate Agriculture business meeting lists “S. ____, Agricultural Act of 2026, as an original bill, with amendments” as “Not Agreed to by Roll Call Vote: 10-11.”
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The Senate draft includes Sec. 4306, Strengthening Local Food Security Program. It would require USDA to enter cooperative agreements with eligible entities, use funds to purchase unprocessed or minimally processed foods from covered local producers, require at least 51 percent of annual purchase value from small-size, medium-size, beginning, or veteran farmers or ranchers, and distribute food to organizations including nonprofits.
Assessments
Bresnahan materially advanced the promised policy in his current House term: the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act language was included in H.R. 7567, received committee action, and the House passed the farm bill vehicle on April 30, 2026. The text matches the pledge’s cooperative-agreement local food purchasing structure and set-aside for small, mid-size, beginning, and veteran producers. However, the policy has not been enacted; the Senate Agriculture Committee’s August 6, 2026 farm-bill vehicle failed 10-11, leaving the promised program short of becoming law. This is substantial same-term progress and candidate credit, but not full delivery of the policy outcome.
The evidence shows Bresnahan materially advanced the promised policy and got its substance included in H.R. 7567, with official bill text matching the pledge and later evidence indicating committee action and House passage. However, the record provided does not confirm full enactment into law or implementation through USDA cooperative agreements. In a federal legislative context, House passage alone is not sufficient to count a policy promise as fully delivered unless the broader legislative outcome was enacted. Because he clearly led and advanced the measure but final delivery is unconfirmed, the best judgment is partial rather than delivered.