# 119-hr-10415: Food for Thought Act of 2026

119-hr-10415, Food for Thought Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10415
- Congress: 119
- Title: Food for Thought Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Free college meals for low‑income students**. This bill would create a competitive grant program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to fund free meals and snacks at eligible colleges and campus partnerships.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free college meals for low-income students: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create competitive grants so eligible colleges and partners can give free meals and snacks to low-income undergraduates. Grants would go to institutions where at least 20% of undergraduates are Pell-eligible. Each student served would get between 1 and 10 free meals per w…
- Funding, data sharing, and reports for program: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA and the Education Department would make a data-sharing agreement within 120 days to help find eligible schools and low-income students and to improve SNAP outreach. The MOU must include an annual technical assistance plan to help schools build meal infrastructure and run outreach.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10415)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10415 (as of 2026-10-17).