H.R. 6834

119 HR 6834 IH: Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expansion Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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 119th CONGRESS   1st Session
 H. R. 6834
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 December 18, 2025
  Ms. Bonamici  (for herself,  Ms. Schrier ,  Ms. Salinas , and  Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture
 A BILL
To address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural communities and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expansion Act of 2025   or   STORE Act of 2025  .
2.
Improving the EFAP infrastructure grants program
Section 209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7511a ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a) by striking  an emergency feeding organization  and inserting  the State agency designated by a State in the State plan required by section 202A ( 7 U.S.C. 7503 ) ,
(2)
in subsection (b)(2)—
(A)
by striking the heading and inserting
Preference  ,
(B)
by inserting  Tribal, low income, and remote  before  communities , and
(C)
in subparagraph (A) by striking and inserting  rural  with  these ,
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
by striking  carry out activities of the eligible entity  and inserting  distribute grant amounts to support activities ,
(B)
in paragraph (1) by striking  for the tracking of time-sensitive food products  and inserting  needed to safely and efficiently distribute food to people in need ,
(C)
in paragraph (2) by striking  time-sensitive and perishable food products  and inserting  commodities provided by the Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other sources ,
(D)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by striking  through the support of small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries, and aquaculture, and donations from local food producers and manufacturers to persons in need , and
(ii)
by inserting  , including expanding mobile and home delivery options and assessments or professional studies of outreach activities  after  United States ,
(E)
in paragraph (4) by inserting  , governmental, and Tribal  after  nonprofit ,
(F)
in paragraph (5)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B) by inserting  , governmental, and Tribal  after  nonprofit , and
(ii)
in subparagraph (C)—
(I)
by striking  rural areas  and inserting  underserved areas identified in subsection (b)(2) , and
(II)
by striking  and  at the end,
(G)
in paragraph (6)—
(i)
by striking  constructing  and inserting  renovating , and
(ii)
by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and , and
(H)
by adding at the end the following:
(7)
not more than 10 percent of such grant for administrative costs to carry this section.
 , and
(4)
in subsection (d) by striking  $15,000,000  and all that follows through  2023 , and inserting  $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2030 .
3.
Report on cold storage needs nationally
(a)
Report
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a study and produce a report—
(1)
on the shortages to meet the total emergency food needs for refrigerated and frozen storage space, as well as refrigerated trucks and other delivery vehicles, for use by emergency food organizations to meet the needs of their communities, and
(2)
an estimate of the cost to meet the needs of all emergency food organizations, including food banks and food pantries, nationally for new coolers, freezers, refrigerated and dry trucks, and trailers.
(b)
Definitions
In this section—
(1)
Emergency food organization
The term  emergency food organization  has the meaning given it in section 2 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7501 ) and is not otherwise limited to relevant organizations participating in the emergency food assistance program under such Act.
(2)
Shortages
The term  shortages  means meeting the total emergency food needs of the community, group, school, network, region, town, city, state, or otherwise relevant area an emergency feeding organization serves.
(c)
Appropriations
There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.