National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Environment, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H768EFB6F80EB46EE9FD58B9635D33918: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026.
- Section H95617DE43A394BF4A786FEFFCD839CA0: 2. Food as Medicine Medicaid waiver grant program The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall establish a...
- Section H84A3C394A1E44864B94F14CB37ED3CDA: 3. Department of Agriculture Food as Medicine technical assistance program The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall...
- Section H31D5F28EFF5D4E6DB61CDAFC4930C880: 4. Report to Congress Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under section 2, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,...
- Section H54D78E7274E44CDEBF71632F80994EAE: 5. Food as Medicine Guidance Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Environment, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Raul Ruiz
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Introduced in House
Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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