Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a grant program within one year to help community health centers make food available. Competitive grants would go to partnerships between a community health center and a nonprofit food organization, such as a food bank or food pantry. Grants could pay for a space in or next to a health center that offers food, a vehicle that brings food to the health center on a set schedule, or the costs of running these, including buying, moving, storing, and handing out food. Each grant could not exceed $500,000, and the Secretary would have to publish yearly reports on the program starting two years after the law takes effect.

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Sponsors

• George Latimer Democrat sponsor
• 17 cosponsors