H.R. 8165

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8165 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8165

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the purchase of 
animal protein for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to be included in food 
assistance distributed under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 30, 2026

Mr. Pappas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the purchase of 
animal protein for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to be included in food 
assistance distributed under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protein for Every Plate Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end,
(2) in subparagraph (E) and inserting the period at the end 
and inserting ``; and'', and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) for each of the fiscal years 2026 and 2027, 
the sum obtained by adding the total dollar amount of 
commodities specified in subparagraph (E) for such 
fiscal year and $200,000,000 for the purchase of animal 
protein.''.
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