Bill · H.R. 7906· House(119-HR-7906)
FOOD for Health Act
- Introduced
- 3/12/2026
- Last activity
- 4/3/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Robin Kelly
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "FOOD for Health Act," directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program for "Food is Medicine" grants. The program will award competitive grants to eligible entities to support various food-related health activities. These funds can be used for things like emergency feeding, medically tailored meals, and cooking skills training. The Secretary is instructed to prioritize programs using local foods or involving nutrition professionals. Additionally, the program aims to ensure geographic diversity across urban, rural, tribal, and territorial communities. The bill authorizes up to $20,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Yes· 3 of 12
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The program targets those at risk of diet-related diseases through affordable food and nutrition services.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The program supports medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, and transportation to health-related activities to improve accessibility.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+4
The bill funds emergency feeding operations and provides access to healthy, affordable food for program participants.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Direct Support for Health Through Nutrition: The bill allows grants to fund various activities that can directly assist people, such as operating on-site emergency feeding, providing medically tailored groceries or meals, and offering produce prescriptions (Section 2(c)).
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Skill Building and Health Promotion: Funds can be used to teach individual or group-based cooking skills, including through digital technologies, and to promote dietary intervention or other health-strategies (Section 2(c)).
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Increased Accessibility: The program can fund the transportation of program participants to and from the communities served by the program (Section 2(c)).
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Equitable Distribution of Resources: The Secretary is tasked with ensuring geographic diversity and the equitable treatment of urban, rural, and tribal communities, as well as communities in United States territories (Section 2(e)).
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Targeted Medical Support: The program is designed to benefit those experiencing, at risk of, or recovering from a wide range of diet-related diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and cancer (Section 2(h)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Native Americans+3Good For Rural Residents+3Good For Urban Residents+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5Improves Mental Health Access+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+4
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+2Reduces Government Spending+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 4/3/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- 3/17/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 3/12/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Janelle BynumDemocrat · Oregon
Danny DavisDemocrat · Illinois
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Shomari FiguresDemocrat · Alabama
Jennifer KiggansRepublican · Virginia
George LatimerDemocrat · New York
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Terri SewellDemocrat · Alabama