Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
Latest action · Apr 3, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 30, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2026 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2026 | |
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2026 | |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2026 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Apr 3, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- Apr 3, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Mar 16, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 47, March 16, 2026, page H2530.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4101 | Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
