HR8046Referred to Committee

Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-24

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Shomari Figures

Democrat · AL · Representative

Votes with party: 96.1% (545 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/F000481

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Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-03-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-03-24

Previously

Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-24

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish new safety standards and requirements for companies that deliver food and groceries to customers' homes, likely covering things like food handling, temperature control, and delivery worker training. The rules would apply to food delivery services and meal kit companies to reduce the risk of foodborne illness and contamination during the delivery process. It affects both the delivery companies operating these services and the consumers who receive food orders.

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8046 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8046 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish online and delivery standards, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2026 Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Mannion, Mrs. McBath, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish online and delivery standards, and for other purposes. 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 ``Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ONLINE AND DELIVERY STANDARDS. Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(k) Online and Delivery Standards.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and relevant stakeholders, shall establish-- ``(A) for any retail food store or wholesale food concern authorized to accept and redeem benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program that accepts benefits through an online or mobile platform, standards for the safe and secure online use of the online or mobile platforms by participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and retail participants, including with respect to digital privacy and cybersecurity of the user; and ``(B) for any retail food store or wholesale food concern authorized to accept and redeem benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program that provides delivery services for foods purchased using those benefits, delivery standards that aim-- ``(i) to promote fair and safe working conditions for the employees of that delivery service, including paying prevailing wages; and ``(ii) to keep food safe and secure during delivery. ``(2) Report requirement.--Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service establishes standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that require a retail food store or wholesale food concern seeking authorization under this section to accept and redeem benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to submit to the Secretary a report describing compliance with the standards established under paragraph (1). ``(3) Effects of noncompliance.--If a retail food store or wholesale food concern does not comply with the standards established under paragraph (1), that retail food store or wholesale food concern-- ``(A) shall lose authorization to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and ``(B) may reapply for that authorization upon demonstrating that the retail food store or wholesale food concern, as applicable, is in compliance with those standards.''. <all>

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