National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Food as Medicine Medicaid waiver grant program, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3, and expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Report to Congress. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Food as Medicine Medicaid waiver grant program.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.
- Expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Report to Congress.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 5. Food as Medicine Guidance.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Food as Medicine Medicaid waiver grant program, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3, and expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Report to Congress.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Food as Medicine Medicaid waiver grant program, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3, and expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Report to Congress.
Policy Domains
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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