Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026
Latest action · Jun 25, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on 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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jun 25, 2026 |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Oct 19, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Oct 29, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Oct 29, 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 Jun 25, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 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. 107, June 25, 2026, page H4263.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Local Foods for Healthy Schools 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.
- Jun 25, 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.
