What This Bill Does · Plain English
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Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026 This bill authorizes additional funding through FY2030 to pay administration costs incurred by states for certain Department of Agriculture nutrition programs. The bill specifically authorizes funding for administration costs incurred by state agencies to carry out the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, states to carry out state plans under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and states to carry out the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items · $5M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$5M
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"There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2030."
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Action Timeline
2026-05-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2026-01-07
Introduced in House
2026-01-07
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2026-01-07
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.6966 pass?
HR.6966 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.6966 do?
Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026 This bill authorizes additional funding through FY2030 to pay administration costs incurred by states for certain Department of Agriculture nutrition programs. The bill specifically authorizes funding for administration costs incurred by state agencies to carry out the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, states to carry out state plans under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and states to carry out the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
Who sponsored HR.6966?
HR.6966 was sponsored by Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-New Mexico).
How much money does HR.6966 spend?
HR.6966 contains $5M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 1 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 6966 IH: Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6966 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2026 Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself and Ms. Stansbury ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026 . 2. Additional funds for administration costs (a) Commodity supplemental food program In addition to funds otherwise made available to State agencies to pay administration costs incurred by State agencies to carry out section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c note), 70 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3 shall be provided to States for such administration costs. (b) Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 In addition to funds otherwise made available to States to pay administration costs incurred by States to carry out State plans under section 203A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7504 ), 20 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3 shall be provided to States for such administration costs. (c) Seniors farmers’ market nutrition program In addition to funds otherwise made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for administration costs to carry out section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007 ), 10 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3 shall be provided to States for such administration costs. 3. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
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