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DemocratBill · H.R. 5804· House(119-HR-5804)

Providing Robust Organics and Diets for Urban Communities Everywhere Act

Rep. Menendez
Age: 41 years
New Jersey
Introduced
10/21/2025
Last activity
12/2/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sponsored by
Robert Menendez
Cosponsors
Democrat - 6Republican - 0
Agriculture and Food
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Providing Robust Organics and Diets for Urban Communities Everywhere Act or the PRODUCE Act. It was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 21, 2025. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. Specifically, it reauthorizes the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The bill extends the operations and funding authorities through the year 2030. It also increases the authorized funding amount to fifty million dollars for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030.

Yes· 3 of 27

  • Would people in cities be better off under this?+6

    The legislation directly targets urban communities to improve access to organics and local agricultural production.

  • Would farmers be better off under this?+5

    The bill directly supports urban agricultural producers by increasing authorized grant and program funding through 2030.

  • Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5

    Increased funding and reauthorization of urban agriculture programs directly benefit small-scale urban producers and innovative farming enterprises.

The opposite

  • Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2

    The bill increases authorized funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production from $25 million to $50 million annually.