Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
H.R. 7938119th Congress

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

Introduced in the HouseRep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)7 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Mar 16, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026.

(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.

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