Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026

Nikki Budzinski

Democrat · IL · Representative

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• Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-03-30
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• Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2026-04-06
• Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2026-04-06
• Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4)· 2026-04-06
• Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2026-04-06
• Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2026-04-06
• Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2026-04-14
• Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)· 2026-04-15
• David Scott (D-GA-13)· 2026-04-20
• Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2026-05-11
• Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2026-05-11
• Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2026-05-14

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-03-16

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Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026 This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster. Specifically, AMS must provide funding to membership organizations or labor unions representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for the payments.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7938 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7938 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2026 Ms. Budzinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. GROCERY, FARM, AND FOOD WORKER STABILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a membership organization, as determined by the Secretary, or labor union representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, or grocery workers. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a grant program to provide funding to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes and evaluating the impacts of the program established under subsection (b). (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. <all>

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