Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026

Sponsor: Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic-NM)January 7, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

States would get extra money to help run food assistance programs for seniors and families.

This bill would set aside an extra $1 million each year for five years to help states manage food programs. This money would go to programs that provide food to low-income seniors and families, and emergency food assistance. It aims to make sure these programs have enough support to operate smoothly.

What Would Change

Today, states receive funds to manage various nutrition programs. If this bill becomes law, states would get an additional $1,000,000 each year from the government's budget year 2026 through 2030 specifically for the administration costs of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Emergency Food Assistance Act, and the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. This extra money would supplement their existing funding.

Key Provisions

Would set aside $1,000,000 each year from the government's budget year 2026 through 2030 to help run nutrition programs.
Provides 70 percent of this new money to state agencies for the management costs of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
Provides 20 percent of this new money to states for the management costs of the Emergency Food Assistance Act programs.
Provides 10 percent of this new money to states for the management costs of the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.

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Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026

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