To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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  "constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]\n[House]\n[Pages H2096-H2097]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Ms. TOKUDA:\nH.R. 7455.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\n[[Page H2097]]\nArticle I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States\nConstitution.\n</pre>"
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