Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to create a grant program that provides financial stabilization payments to organizations representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers. The funding is specifically intended to support these workers in the event of natural disasters or other emergencies as determined by the Secretary. The program would be administered through the Agricultural Marketing Service and is authorized for up to $50 million. Additionally, the bill requires a report on the program's outcomes to be submitted to congressional committees within four years of enactment.
Bill status
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Introduction
Mar 2026
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Mar 16, 2026
Last action Apr 3, 2026
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5
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Committee
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Apr 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
lower
Apr 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
lower
Apr 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
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State
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Nikki Budzinski
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
David Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer L. McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
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