FOOD for Health Act
Summary
H.R. 7906, the FOOD for Health Act, would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and administer a pilot program to provide grants supporting Food is Medicine programs. Food is Medicine programs aim to use nutrition and food access as preventive health interventions. If enacted, this bill would create a new federal initiative to fund organizations and projects that integrate food and nutrition into healthcare approaches, potentially helping communities address diet-related health issues. The bill is currently under consideration in the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and has not yet been voted on by the full House.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 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.
Mar 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.
Mar 12, 2026
