Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 10
- Latest action
- Jun 25, 2026
What it does
The Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026 would establish a program under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into noncompetitive cooperative agreements with eligible state and local government units to purchase and distribute local foods to schools. The program would provide $200 million annually in mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation, with an additional $200 million authorized for appropriation each fiscal year, to support the purchase of minimally processed local foods from covered producers within a 400-mile radius or same state as participating schools. Eligible units of government must use funds to buy and…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.