参议员们提出一项法案,扩大农村老年人的家庭配送服务. Senators introduce bill to expand home delivery for rural seniors in federal food program.

参议员乔恩·哈斯特德和马克·凯利提出"农村老年人服务法案",扩大联邦高级农民营养市场计划中的老年人的家庭配送. Senators Jon Husted and Mark Kelly introduced the Delivering for Rural Seniors Act to expand home delivery for seniors in the federal Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. 通过该法案, 将资助为期三年的试点项目, 以帮助农村地区的食品银行提供服务给那些因交通和流动问题而困难的老年人. The bill would fund a three-year pilot to help food banks serve homebound older adults in rural areas who struggle with transportation and mobility issues. 现在该法案正在参议院农业,营养和林业委员会审查中. The measure is now under review by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.