Food Farmacy Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Sykes
Introduced
Summary
Grants to create healthy food pharmacies would fund places that give nutritious food and nutrition counseling to people in low-income, rural, or food-insecure communities. The bill would let nonprofit health providers, state and local governments, and Tribal organizations set up or run in-person and mobile food pharmacies and connect patients to other programs.
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- Families and low-income households: People receiving Medicaid or SNAP would get free access to nutritious foods and nutrition guidance from a qualified health professional. The program would prioritize low-income, rural, and food-insecure areas.
- Health care and community providers: Eligible entities could use grants for construction, renovation, equipment (including mobile units), staffing, and food supplies. No eligible entity could receive more than $500,000 in grants in a fiscal year.
- Program oversight and partnerships: Grant applicants must include plans to sustain activities after funding ends and to retain staff. Recipients must report annually on patrons served and health outcomes and HHS would report to Congress within two years and biennially thereafter.
*Would authorize $10.0 million in appropriations per year for 2026–2030, increasing federal spending by up to $50.0 million over that period.*
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Free healthy food help for SNAP/Medicaid
This bill would give grants to open and run healthy food pharmacies that offer nutritious food and nutrition advice. HHS, working with USDA, would award up to $500,000 per group each year. The program would receive $10 million each year from 2026 through 2030. Sites would focus on low-income, rural, and food-insecure communities, and could use funds for buildings, equipment (including mobile units), staff, and food. If you get SNAP or Medicaid, the food and guidance would be free; grantees must report results each year, and HHS would report to Congress after two years and every two years after.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sykes
OH • D
Cosponsors
De La Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Bynum
OR • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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